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Part II Vocabulary Section A Directions: Complete the following sentences with words from Text A, B and C. 1. The young man was still ________ about the future despite his many problems. A. pessimistic B. optimistic C. pessimism D. optimism 2. Life is like a long journey in which every one will inevitably ______ unexpected obstacles and difficulties. A. run across B. come into C. encounter D. collide 3. In the rest room, the coach asked the team members to sing the national anthem together to _____ their morale. A. uplift B. elevate C. live D. erect 4. As a successful salesperson, Mr. Johnson leaves his colleagues a(an) ______ impression, always ready to conquer the impossible sales missions. A. offensive B. negative C. pessimistic D. aggressive 5. Regardless of the pain in his back, the ping pang player ______ his opponent with 3 to 0. A. overcome B. overwhelmed C. surprised D. bullied 6. The mother has tried everything to cheer up her sick son, but in _______. A. fact B. effect C. vain D. result 7. The girl was always _______ to new ideas, and more importantly she also scattered them around. A. receptive B. acceptable C. restrictive D. rejecting 8. Although rejected by the publishers for many times, J.K.Rowling eventually became one of the most ______ writers in British history. A. imagination B. imaginary C. imaginative D. imaginable 9. More and more people are taking to their bikes as a(an) _______ to driving or using public tr