超星 - Unit 7 Vocabulary - 查题吧

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He ______ $20,000 as a deposit on the beautiful $200,000 villa believing that his investment would increase over time.

A. put on
B. put down
C. put off
D. put up

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The parents who feel that their own lives are miserable and are failures can ______ doing an immense amount of damage to their kids.

A. take on
B. take off
C. wind up
D. wind off

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Families that are paying for college or saving for college are trying to ______ and save the money for their kids.

A. scrape together
B. scrape back
C. scrape through
D. scrape in

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Reporters were openly and aggressively questioning whether the party was ______ being taken over by extremists.

A. on the side of
B. on the border of
C. on the verge of
D. on the margin

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The factory had just started production and ______ it would take five to seven years to achieve full production.

A. in the childhood
B. in all likelihood
C. on the verge of
D. on the prospect

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The conditions for the majority of the workforce will continue to ______ widespread and extreme poverty if relief payment is late in coming.

A. deteriorate into
B. turn into
C. wind up
D. wind off

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Only those who are weighing the advantages and disadvantages of each choice ______ to know which one is best for them.

A. in all likelihood
B. are in a position
C. are in no position
D. likely

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Her romantic illusions of being married ______ recognizing her adult responsibilities that came with marriage.

A. gave way to
B. give in to
C. give up to
D. give off to

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The human population swelled, at least temporarily, as ________ moved south.

A. immigrant
B. migrants
C. emigrate
D. immigrate

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It took many years after the region had suffered from the great flood, to rebuild housing, schools, factories, etc, and to return to a life of _________.

A. normalcy
B. norm
C. normal
D. formality

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