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Question 1
In fear of assassination, Li Shimin __________ and killed his rival brothers Li Yuanji and Li Jiancheng in the Incident at Xuanwu Gate. On September 4, Shimin's father __________ in his favor and Shimin became Emperor Taizong of Tang, Emperor of China.

1. assassinated, descended
2. waited, succeeded
3. ambushed, abdicated
4. conspired, celebrated
5. paid, profited

Question 2
Slavery is a system in which people are the property of others. Slaves can be held against their will from the time of their capture, purchase or birth, and _________ of the right to leave, to refuse to work, or to demand wages. In some societies it was _______ for an owner to kill a slave; in others it was a crime.

1. empowered, usual
2. void, mandatory
3. devoid, commonplace
4. imbibed, symbolic
5. deprived, legal
   
   

Question 3
While the family's finances ____________ improved with the acquisition of a new house and even the hiring of two servants, it soon became apparent Edwin was an alcoholic. Five years later, he was forced to retire and although he attempted to ___________ himself through treatment, he was never reinstated at the Rock Island Railroad.

1. tremendously, medicate
2. seemingly, rehabilitate
3. evidently, invigorate
4. arguably, strengthen
5. strongly, cure
   
   

Correct Answers

Question 1 : Choice C

Question 2 : Choice E

Question 3 : Choice B

Explanatory Answer

Question 1

With regard to the first blank, you can rule out D and E as they don't fit grammatically. You can also rule out A since assassinated and killed carry similar meanings in this sentence and thus, use of the word assassination would be redundant. So it is between B and C. With regard to the second blank, B can be ruled out since succeeded doesn't fit. Therefore, the blanks are filled with ambushed and abdicated (Choice C).

Question 2

With regard to the first blank, you can rule out A, B and D since they don't make fit grammatically. So it is either C and E. With regard to the second blank, since the tone of the sentence suggests that it was a crime in some places to kill slaves whereas it wasn't in other places, Legal fits better than commonplace. So the words deprived and legal fill up the blanks (Choice E).

Question 3

With regard to the first blank, it can be inferred that the improvement in finances was only an illusory one since it says that 'it soon became apparent Edwin was an alcoholic'. Therefore, we can rule out A and E. So it is either B, C or D. With regard to the second blank, although all 3 blanks have something to do with healing, rehabilitate fits in better than the words invigorate and strengthen. So the blanks are filled in with the words seemingly and rehabilitate (Choice B).

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