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1、American women were ________ the right to vote until 1920 after many years of hard struggle.A. ignored B. neglected C. denied D. refused2、The antonym of soft is in “a ________ voice”and in “a ________ cushion”.A. rough, hard B. rough, rough C. hard, rough D. hard, hard3、The figure of speech employed in “My father is a sanitary engineer”is _________.A. hyperbole B. euphemism C. litotes D. metonymy4、Mrs. Smith is afraid that she and her husband don’t see _________ on New Year Resolutions.A. face to face B. eye to eye C. back to back D. heart to heart5、Among the synonymous group, old man, daddy, dad, father?and male parent, _______ would most probably used by a lawyer in the court. A. dad B. old man C. father D. male parent6、Our teacher is now not with us. Aha! When the ________ is away, the ________ will play.A. tiger, monkeys B. cat, mice C. hawk, birds D. old, young7、I could give an opinion ________, but I would rather think about it.A. off the sleeve B. off the cuffs C. off the cuff D. off the sleeves8、Choked?traffic?has?been?a(n) ________ to?urban?transportation?system. A. archenemy B. primary enemy C. main enemy D. major enemy9、Which one of the following abbreviations means “and so on”? ________.A. i.e. B. e.g. C. etc. D. viz. 10、“ex-”in ex-husband?reads ________ and means _______.A. /iks/, “out” B. /iks/, “former” C. /eks/, “out” D. /eks/, “former”11、Our?work?calls?for?mutual?support.?We?shouldn’t ________ each?others?efforts. A. activate B. interact C. counteract D. active12、I am not sure whether I should fly to London or take the train. I’m really caught between two ________.A. choices B. options C. alternatives D. stools13、Hey! Don’t sit there and count your ________. You need to work really hard.A. chicken B. chickens C. duck D. ducks14、The figure of speech employed in “The past is a bucket of ashes”is _________.A. metaphor B. euphemism C. irony D. litotes15、When the crow