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自测试题三(5)

  7. although the meanings of words may necessarily be

  liable to change, it does not follow that the lexicog-

  rapher is therefore unable to render spelling, in a

  great measure, ——。

  (a) arbitrary

  (b) superfluous

  (c) interesting

  (d) flexible

  (e) constant

  8. elegiac: sorrow::

  (a) polemical: resolution

  (b) fictional: humor

  (c) devotional: reverence

  (d) didactic: inspiration

  (e) literary: emotion

  9. rostrum: orator::

  (a) stage: audience

  (b) bench: judge

  (c) shelf: clerk

  (d) municipality: citizen

  (e) crosswalk: pedestrian

  10. misunderstood: clarify

  (a) fanatical: espouse

  (b) popular: renounce

  (c) fantastic: shock

  (d) erroneous: retract

  (e) conspicuous: flaunt

  11. refinery: petroleum::

  (a) mill: grain

  (b) mine: ore

  (c) warehouse: merchandise

  (d) generator: electricity

  (e) forest: lumber

  12. tedious: energy::

  (a) avaricious: satisfaction

  (b) fractious: irritation

  (c) disturbing: composure

  (d) improbable: ambition

  (e) informed: intelligence

  13. graceful: movement::

  (a) euphonious: sound

  (b) forbidding: countenance

  (c) ephemeral: duration

  (d) melodramatic: emotion

  (e) vibrant: color

  14. bravura: performance::

  (a) extravagant: expenditure

  (b) elaborate: oration

  (c) foreseeable: outcome

  (d) thorough: analysis

  (e) resplendent: appearance

  15. badger: bother::

  (a) persecute: injure

  (b) haunt: remember

  (c) belabor: mention

  (d) quibble: argue

  (e) censure: evaluate

  16. congruent: dimensions::

  (a) convenient: time

  (b) coordinate: axis

  (c) conglomerate: parts

  (d) coincident: chance

  (e) coeval: age