1. In spite of her deafness, she plays the violin very well.

A. inability to speak

B. inability to see

C. inability to hear

D. mentally impairment

2. It is such as prestigious university that only excellent students are entitled to a full scholarship each year.

A. have the obligation to

B. have the right to refuse

C. are refused the right to

D. are given the right to

3. By the end of the storm, the hikers had depleted even their emergency stores.

A. destroyed

B. lost

C. used almost all of

D. greatly dropped

4. The question was discarded because it was ambiguous.

A. incorrect

B. biased

C. vague

D. dull

5. Many political radicals advocated that women should not be discriminated on the basis of their sex.

A. openly criticized

B. rightly claimed

C. publicly said

D. publicly supported

6. The bomb exploded in the garage; fortunately, no one hurt.

A. put on

B. went off

C. got out

D. kept up

7. Suddenly, it began to rain heavily, so all the summer hikers got drenched all over.

A. very tired

B. refreshed

C. completely wet

D. cleansed

8. By the end of the storm, the hikers had depleted even their emergency stores.

A. destroyed

B. lost

C. used almost all of

D. greatly dropped

9. Picasso was a well-known cubist painter.

A. artistic

B. colorful

C. celebrated

D. knowledgeable

10. I think we can safely say now that we have got our money back because we are home and dry.

A. have been successful

B. have not got wet

C. have got no water

D. have got home dry