121. Reindeer are highly gregarious and travel in herbs.
¨ç insecure ¨è sociable ¨é intelligent ¨ê sought after
122. It is primarily outer electrons that determine the chemical properties.
¨ç describe ¨è depend on ¨é fix ¨ê focus on
123. The papaya is a tropical fruit usually eaten raw.
¨ç unpeeled ¨è uncooked ¨é unsweetened ¨ê unsalted
124. Some experts foresee that robots will displace a sizable percentage of the work force by the year 2000.
¨ç predict ¨è doubt ¨é threaten ¨ê insist
125. Grant Wood's paintings are noted for the uncommon ways in which they depict familiar subjects.
¨ç introduce ¨è affect ¨é represent ¨ê avoid
126. His father remains aloof from the activities of his family.
¨ç separated from ¨è upward of ¨é bored with ¨ê exhausted
127. He made one last futile effort to convince her and left the house.
¨ç difficult ¨è favorable ¨é firm ¨ê inefficient
128. That college will mold its opinions.
¨ç respect ¨è form ¨é measure ¨ê break
129. They already presented a wide ethnic diversity.
¨ç instrumental ¨è artistic ¨é ethical ¨ê racial
130. The machine is out of order since last month.
¨ç operating ¨è outside ¨é broken ¨ê out of repairs
131. I understand the factory is going to lay off a hundred female workers and several staff members.
¨ç give the leave ¨è reinforce ¨é dismiss ¨ê employ
132. They made judicious use of government incentives.
¨ç legal ¨è lawful ¨é wise ¨ê arbitrary
133. He is beginning to pick up in his studies.
¨ç improve ¨è choose ¨é degenerate ¨ê lift
134. That is a problem really beyond my grasp.
¨ç comprehension ¨è imitation ¨é concentration ¨ê imagination
135. The chairman was anxious to adjourn the meeting.
¨ç attend ¨è start ¨é address ¨ê close
136. Will he let on what you said?
¨ç take down ¨è betray ¨é pretend ¨ê conceal
137. Pure ozone is an unstable, faintly bluish gas with a distinctively fresh.
¨ç strangely ¨è decidedly ¨é slightly ¨ê magically
138. ¡°Are you carrying a concealed weapon?" the man asked me out of the blue.
¨ç dejectedly ¨è suddenly ¨é jokingly ¨ê casually
139. The development was to have a profound effect on out lives.
¨ç deep ¨è professional ¨é progressive ¨ê negative
140. A mountain's lower slops may support grass and timber, although the crest may be barren and snow-covered.
¨ç impressive ¨è dangerous ¨é smooth ¨ê lifeless
141. It is chloride of time that can bleach cloth satisfactorily.
¨ç launder ¨è manufacture ¨é whiten ¨ê protect
142. She didn't hesitate to dress him down though he was seriously injured.
¨ç reprimand ¨è adorn ¨é make naked ¨ê adore
143. The campers have to make do with he old equipment.
¨ç do without ¨è replace ¨é manage with ¨ê dispense with
144. The airplane reached such a high velocity that it broke the sound barrier.
¨ç speed ¨è atmosphere ¨é orbit ¨ê transmission
145. When the seed capsule of the touch-me-not plant is touched, it explodes with a loud pop.
¨ç turns ¨è bursts ¨é falls ¨ê burns
146. The common cold is the most frequent and perhaps the most baffling illness of man.
¨ç tenacious ¨è irritating ¨é recurring ¨ê perplexing
147. Some writers thrive on criticism.
¨ç decline ¨è prosper ¨é worry ¨ê ignore
148. You'll have to work very hard to make up for the time you lost.
¨ç summon ¨è call together ¨é arrange for ¨ê compensate for
149. They are trying to stir up our peaceful society.
¨ç reinforce ¨è agitate ¨é encourage ¨ê augment
150. They cried out with a sigh that they had nothing to subsist in.
¨ç back up ¨è turn to ¨é live on ¨ê fall on
151. In a market economy, a surplus of wheat results in a decrease in the wholesale price of flour.
¨ç an excess ¨è an abundance ¨é an increased quantity ¨ê a steady supply
152. None of the people take in any periodicals.
¨ç deceive ¨è admit ¨é transcend ¨ê subscribe to
153. Washington Irving tended to mingle history and fiction in many of his stories.
¨ç distort ¨è cherish ¨é blend ¨ê stretch
154. You seem to fool around. How can you finish the work by noon?
¨ç waste time ¨è be lazy ¨é avoid responsibility ¨ê be stupid
155. The twins will accept the invitation to the party with diffidence.
¨ç avidity ¨è fortification ¨é hesitation ¨ê volition
156. Typically, ocean reefs teem with fish.
¨ç swarm with ¨è are enough with ¨é are poisonous ¨ê are uninhabited by
157. He agreed to the plan of his own accord.
¨ç automatically ¨è voluntarily ¨é unwillingly ¨ê unhesitatingly
158. Many people who want warm coats can buy fake furs.
¨ç costly ¨è soft ¨é heavy ¨ê imitation
159. He delivered the speech in his own inimitable style.
¨ç extremely efficient ¨è seldom imitated ¨é matchless ¨ê indescribable
160. Forests are delicate systems that, if disturbed, can be permanently destroyed.
¨ç fragile ¨è expansive ¨é complex ¨ê unusual