史上最強のボキャビルクイズ

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
(制限時間20分)

(1)To complete each item, choose the best word among the ten choices.

1.	His silence was (　　　 ) to an admission of guilt.
2.	Iran's recent (　　　 )　with the United States was very promising for peace.
3.	The lady seemed to be suffering from a(n) ( 　　　) as much mental as physical, but hard to diagnose.
4.	The money my mother kept in her dresser was (　　　 ) for emergencies.
5.	The whole nation was (　　　 ) by the scandalous behavior of its politicians.
6.	Even though it is February, the air is (　　　 ) of spring.
7.	His speech was well organized but its content was rather ( 　　　) .
8.	The politician had the (　　　 ) to insult the distinguished guest.
9.	I am accustomed to life’s (　　　 ), having experienced poverty, wealth, failure and success.
10.	The section chief always gives female workers a(n) (　　　 ) look.

banal, earmark, effrontery, lascivious, malady, rapprochement, redolent, taint, tantamount, vicissitude

10問×3点＝30点　

(2)To complete each item, choose the best word among the four choices.

1.	The radio station gave (　　　 ) coverage to the election campaign to avoid causing trouble.
	1.bland 2. vile 3. dismal 4. ingenuous

2.	The company combined attractive packaging with a low pricing policy in an attempt to ( 　　　) potential customers into buying it's products.
	1. endorse 2. enhance 3. ensconce 4. entice

3.	The young entrepreneur hopes to ( 　　　) a vast personal fortune by the time he reaches the age of 25.
	1. amass 2. engross 3. embed 4. conglomerate

4.	It is a simple matter to converse with someone who is (　　　 ).
	1. convivial 2. indigent 3. obdurate 4. affable

5.	The speaker used (　　　 ) to avoid answering the embarrassing question.
	1. counterpart 2. postscript 3. elimination 4. circumlocution

6.	For this directorial position, salary is ( 　　　) with experience. Managers with an excellent track record are encouraged to apply.
	1. conversant 2. commendable 3. circumstantial 4. commensurate

7.	The richly textured abundance of such insights makes for ( 　　　) reading.
	1. extenuating 2. exempting 3. exonerating 4. exhilarating

8.	Her new neighbor was (　　　 ) and charming, the antithesis of the bumbling yokel she had expected.
	1. urbane 2. callow 3. obtuse 4. petulant

9.	That long-winded writer does not realize that his audience would much prefer succinctness to flowery, bombastic (　　　 ) .
	1.verbosity 2. impetuosity 3. temerity 4. alacrity

10.	The bully’s menacing, (　　　 ) manner was actually just for show; in reality it was entirely affected.
	1. imperturbable 2. truculent 3. supercilious 4. parsimonious

10問×3点＝30点　