Sentence Equivalence
• PRACTICE SET 1: Easy& Medium
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Sentence 1
• 1. Retrofitted with stabilizing devices, some of which
_______ its aesthetics, the bridge has been
reopened, no longer prone to excessive swaying but
not quite the breathtaking structure it originally was.
• A impair
• B resist
• C improve
• D enhance
• E restore
• F compromise
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Sentence 1
• 1. Retrofitted with stabilizing devices, some of
which _______ its aesthetics, the bridge has been
reopened, no longer prone to excessive swaying but
not quite the breathtaking structure it originally was.
• A impair
• B resist
• C improve
• D enhance
• E restore
• F compromise
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Sentence 2
• Although cosmic objects have struck Earth since the
planet’s very formation, humanity has only recently
become aware of these events: two centuries ago
the idea that objects orbiting the Sun could collide
with Earth was widely ________.
• A ridiculed
• B doubted
• C disseminated
• D promulgated
• E marginalized
• F disbelieved
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Sentence 2
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Although [cosmic objects have struck Earth] since the planet ’ s very formation,
humanity has only recently become aware of these events: two centuries ago
[the idea that objects orbiting the Sun could collide with Earth] was widely
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A ridiculed
B doubted
C disseminated: To spread abroad; promulgate:散布；公布：
D promulgated: To make known (a decree, for example) by public declaration;
announce officially.See Synonyms at announce 公布：通过向公众宣告使（比如
一条法令）被人们知道；正式宣布参见 announce
• E marginalized: To relegate or confine to a lower or outer limit or edge, as of social
standing.使处于社会边缘：被降低或限制在一个下限或外限或边缘，如社会地位
• F disbelieved
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Sentence 3
• That people _______ the musical features of
birdsongs suggests that despite the vast evolutionary
• gulf between birds and mammals, songbirds and
humans share some common auditory perceptual
abilities.
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A mimic
B recognize
C relish
D are confounded by
E can make out
F are puzzled by
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Sentence 3
• That people _______ the musical features of birdsongs
suggests that despite the vast evolutionary gulf between
birds and mammals, songbirds and humans share some
common auditory perceptual abilities.
• A mimic
• B recognize
• C relish: To take keen or zestful pleasure in.See Synonyms at like 欣赏：从 … 中
得到敏锐的热烈的欢愉参见 like
• D are confounded by
• E can make out :to see and identify with difficulty or effort : DISCERN
<make out a ship through the fog>
• F are puzzled by
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Sentence 4
• 4. Torpey ’ s study has turned a seemingly __________ topic,
the passport, into a fascinating one by making an original
contribution to the sociology of the state.
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ironic
banal
provocative
witty
insipid
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Sentence 4
• 4. Torpey’s study has turned a seemingly __________ topic, the passport, into a
fascinating one by making an original contribution to the sociology of the state.
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ironic
banal
provocative
witty: Possessing or demonstrating wit in speech or writing; very clever and humorous.机
智的，诙谐的：在讲演或写作中富有或表现出机智的；非常聪明幽默的
• insipid
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Sentence 1
• 5. Britain is attractive to worldwide advertisers
because it _________ market, so there is no need to
tailor advertisements for different parts of the
country.
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A a global
B an uncomplicated
C a vast
D a homogeneous
E a uniform
F an immense
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Sentence 1
• 5. Britain is attractive to worldwide advertisers
because it _________ market, so there is no need to
tailor advertisements for different parts of the
country.
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A a global
B an uncomplicated
C a vast
D a homogeneous
E a uniform
F an immense
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Medium --Sentence 1
• 1. The band ’ s long-standing strategy of laying leisurely
explorations atop a steady funk beat has proven to be
surprisingly __________ : a concert in Cologne from 1972
sounds as if it could have taken place today.
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A fortuitous
B foresighted
C prescient
D popular
E serendipitous
F lucrative
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Medium --Sentence 1
• 1. The band ’ s long-standing strategy of laying leisurely
explorations atop a steady funk beat has proven to be surprisingly
__________ : a concert in Cologne from 1972 sounds as if it
could have taken place today.
• A fortuitous: Happening by accident or chance.See Synonyms at accidental 偶
然发生的：因某种事件或机会而发生参见 accidental
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B foresighted
C prescient
D popular
E serendipitous:adj
有 意 外 的 幸 运 发 现 珍 宝 的 本 领 的 obtained or
characterized by serendipity <serendipitous discoveries>
• F lucrative
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Medium --Sentence 1
• 2. Factory production made an absence of
imperfections so blandly commonplace that
the__________ of hand-produced goods were now
cherished where they once might have been
shunned.
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A advantages
B revivals
C benefits
D pretensions
E blemishes
F defects
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Medium --Sentence 1
• 2. Factory production made an absence of imperfections so
blandly commonplace that the__________ of hand-produced
goods were now cherished where they once might have
been shunned.
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A advantages
B revivals
C benefits
D pretensions: Ostentatious display; pretentiousness.炫耀地
显示；做作，夸耀
• E blemishes
• F defects
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Medium --Sentence 1
• 3. Through its state associations, the American
Medical Association controlled who could become a
physician and dominated __________ professions
like nursing and occupational therapy.
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A commensurate
B proportionate
C kindred
D affiliated
E imperative
F voluntary
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Medium --Sentence 1
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3. Through its state associations, the American Medical Association controlled who
could become a physician and dominated __________ professions like nursing and
occupational therapy.
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commensurate: Corresponding in size or degree; proportionate:成比例的，相称的：在大小或程度
上相应；成比例的
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proportionate: Being in due proportion; proportional.成比例的：成合适比例的；成比例
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kindred: Having a similar or related origin, nature, or character:类似的：具有相似或相近的起源，
本性或性质的
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affiliated:
closely associated with another typically in a dependent or
subordinate position <the university and its affiliated medical school>
imperative: Having the power or authority to command or control.强制的：有权
力或权威去命令或控制的
voluntary
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Medium --Sentence 1
• 5. Mr. Hirsch says he will aim to preserve the
foundation ’ s support of __________ thinkers,
individuals who are going against the trends in a field
or an acknowledged set of opinions.
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iconoclastic
integrative
doctrinaire
heterodox
dogmatic
synthesizing
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Medium --Sentence 1
• 5. Mr. Hirsch says he will aim to preserve the foundation ’ s support of
__________ thinkers, individuals who are going against the trends in a
field or an acknowledged set of opinions.
• iconoclastic: iconoclastic ideas, opinions, writings etc attack established beliefs
and customs
• integrative: serving to integrate or favoring integration : directed toward integration
• doctrinaire: Of, relating to, or characteristic of a person inflexibly attached to a practice or
theory.See Synonyms at dictatorial 教条主义的：空谈理论的，脱离实际的，教条主义的
参见 dictatorial
• heterodox: Holding unorthodox opinions.持异教见解的：持非正统观点的
• dogmatic: Characterized by an authoritative, arrogant assertion of unproved or
unprovable principles.See Synonyms at dictatorial 武断的：以权威式的、傲慢的
方式对不能证明或未被证明的原理做出论断为特征的参见 dictatorial
• synthesizing
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