Language Enhancement
1 . The boldface d words in the following sentences are either active words or academic meaning to the boldface d words . words marked in Academic Word List ( AWL ) . Choose a b or c that has the closest
1 ) There has been a lot of resistance to tax increases , even those designed to benefit education .
a ) opposition b ) fighting c ) defense
2 ) Tuition fees for some top tier universities have reportedly topped $ 35 , 000 this year
a ) been higher than b ) done better than
c ) been in the highest position
3 ) The popular science association is mounting an exhibition to illustrate how life evolved from water
a ) climbing b ) increasing c ) organizing
4 ) These forms can provide you with easy access to our overseas office to help fulfill your international shipping needs
a ) accomplish b ) carry out c ) satisfy
5 ) The candidate's political views were too extreme and met with resistance from citizens .
a ) very great in degree b ) very serious
c ) unacceptable and unreasonable
6 ) Davis has earned a reputation as an outspoken opponent of any kind of nuclear waste dumping ( 倾倒 ) at sea .
a ) enemy b ) competitor c ) a person who disagrees
7 ) These teaching quality standards have been adopted by many colleges and universities ; others have established their own standards .
a ) approved by voting b ) accepted and used
c ) taken in and brought up
8 ) My American tutor in college advised me to take all the required credits in the first two years.
a ) praises b ) loans c ) courses