The name of the Sloane Matthew Library has long been _____ ; even longtime city residents assume it is a run-of-the-mill library, never suspecting what art treasures it contains.

A：revered

B：proposed

C：misleading

D：elevated

E：intriguing

答案：C

Although economic growth has conventionally been viewed as the_____ for poverty in underdeveloped regions, this prescription’s negative environmental side effects are becoming a concern.

A：culprit

B：recipe

C：panacea

D：explanation

E：refuge

答案：C

Even as the economy struggled, the secretary stood by his _____ long-term outlook, saying that technology was allowing businesses to make deep-rooted improvements in their productivity, the best indicator of an economy’s ability to grow.

A：arcane

B：sanguine

C：equivocal

D：ambivalent

E：irresolute

答案：B

The villas and compounds that proliferated during the building boom of the 1990s were (i) _____ , far too (ii) _____ for people of average means.

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A：opulent D：bucolic

B：eclectic E：expensive

C：enigmatic F：mundane

答案：AE

The governor has considerable political talents, but as a speaker he is far less (i) _____ than his opponent, whose oratorical skills are (ii) _____ .

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A：adroit D：unpretentious

B：unconvincing E：spurious

C：prolix F：breathtaking

答案：AF