Questions:
1.
Teen pregnancy has long been one of the most pressing
social issues and has triggered intense political debate over sex education,
particularly whether the federal government should fund programs that encourage
________ until marriage or focus on birth control.
a.
unison
b.
abstinence
c.
candor
d.
magnanimity
2. He knows
the Captain to be ________, or, at all events, not greatly given to drink. Source: Gwen Wynn A Romance of the Wye
a.
astringent
b.
introspective
c.
abstemious
d.
unintelligent
3.
However, even low-risk drinking is associated with a
higher incidence of breast cancer in women, and drinking may harm fetuses at
any level, so pregnant women are urged to abstain.Source: New York Times
In this sentence, abstain means to:
a.
to come to rest, settle
b.
choose not to consume
c.
collect or look around for, as food
d.
proceed without interruption, in music or talk
4. The object
of the Government was evidently to ________ and humiliate the City of London,
and to reduce it to the level of the provincial municipalities. Source: The Corporation of London, Its
Rights and Privileges
a.
invigorate
b.
renovate
c.
fete
d.
abase
5. No State
shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities
of citizens of the United States; nor shall any State deprive any person of
life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person
within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws. Source: Newsweek
In this sentence, abridge means to:
a.
mar or spoil the appearance of
b.
lessen, diminish, or curtail
c.
to stress, single out as important
d.
make visible
6.
When about to leave the Makondo, one of my men had dreamed
that Mosantu was shut up a prisoner in a stockade: this dream depressed the
spirits of the whole party, and when I came out of my little tent in the
morning, they were sitting the pictures of abject sorrow.
Source:
Missionary Travels and Researches in South Africa
In this sentence, abject means :
a.
susceptible to criticism or persuasion
b.
without showiness or ostentation
c.
showing utter resignation or hopelessness
d.
having ethical or moral principles
Answers:
1.
B, Abstinence is
the opposite of indulgence. People who practice abstinence deny themselves
something, often something they really want. Regardless of whether people are
abstaining from food, alcohol, or sex, they have to practice self-control. In
fact, the word is derived from the Latin term for "to hold back." The
word abstinence is often used in reference to sex education courses that teach
kids to hold themselves back from having sex.
2.
C, Marked by
temperance of indulgence; Sparing in
consumption of especially food and drink.
3.
B
4.
D
5.
C
6.
C
