1) My brother said, “I just freed myself from a very loquacious history professor. All he seemed to want was an audience.” a) a. pretentious  b) b. grouchy c) c. talkative d) d. worried 2) There is no doubt that the idea of living in such a benign climate was appealing. The islanders seemed to keep their vitality and live longer than Europeans. a) a. tropical  b) b. not malignant c) c. kind d) d. favorable 3) It is difficult to imagine a surfeit of talent in one individual, yet Leonard Bernstein simply does not have the time to make complete use of his talent as conductor, performer, writer, and lecturer. a) a. excess  b) b. variety c) c. superiority d) d. lack 4) After the Romans left, a millennium and a half passed before people again lived in such comfort. Churchill wrote, “From the year 400 until the year 1900 no one had central heating and very few had hot baths.” a) a. a decade  b) b. many years c) c. 1000 years d) d. a century 5) Many years before, Caesar’s men had tried and failed to invade Britain. No doubt this contributed to the xenophobia of the Romans. They were cautious about strangers who entered their country. a) a. honesty  b) b. fear of foreigners c) c. kindliness d) d. stubbornness

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