1. The magnitude of the development was apparent to the architects.

　　[A] courage               [B] great size         [C] diminution           [D] opposition

　　2. Desert mammals also depart from the normal mammalian practice of maintaining a constant body temperature.

　　[A] measuring             [B] inheriting         [C] preserving           [D] delaying

　　3. The man neglected to file his income tax and therefore had to pay a fine.

　　[A] hoped                 [B] failed            [C] promised            [D] refused

　　4. Although most birds have only a negligible sense of smell, they have acute vision.

　　[A] faulty                 [B] negative          [C] minimal            [D] condensed

　　5. Mr. Wang was determined to remain neutral.

　　[A] untroubled             [B] unhurried         [C] unmarried         [D] uncommitted

    6. That poor man is so weak that he can scarcely walk.

　　[A] crude                [B] bereft            [C] adept               [D] decrepit

　　7. In his letter of January 27, Mr. Anderson declined the offer.

　　[A] repeated             [B] refused           [C] described            [D] analyzed

　　8. Many caves are formed by the pounding of ocean waves on the coastline.

　　[A] cavalries             [B] caverns          [C] shells                [D] beaches

　　9. Agricultural experts always caution farmers to irrigate in regions receiving only light rainfall.

　　[A] remind              [B] teach            [C] find                  [D] warn

　　0.  In many parts of the world, talismans are used to ward off evil.

　　[A] keep away            [B] describe          [C] transcend            [D] seek out

　　Keys: DBBDA