MaryMcCarthyssatires讽刺文学arecouchedinaprosestylethathasaclassicprecision.

• A.fused
• B.prefaced
• C.standardized
• D.expressed

Blue－greenalgaegrowabundantlyinsaltmarshes.

• A.primarily
• B.slowly
• C.onplants(cultivate)
• D.ingreatnumbers

Thefirstpaperwasmadefromthebarkofthemulberrytree.

• A.driedwood
• B.outercovering
• C.syrup(sirup)
• D.root

In1974HenryAaronbrokeBabeRuth'smonumentallifetimerecordof714homeruns.

• A.archaic(old,antique)
• B.degrading(discredit)
• C.outstanding
• D.entire

Someseaurchins海胆havevenomous(toxin)spines

• A.sensuous(feeling)
• B.crooked(twisted)
• C.poisonous
• D.sticky

In1861itseemedinevitablethattheSouthernstateswouldbreakawayfromtheUnion.

• A.strange
• B.certain
• C.inconsistent
• D.proper