2011年TOEFL词汇模拟题精选系列三十五

166. The growing custom of regularly assembling from afar the representatives of all kinds of groups, not only for political conventions, but also for commercial, professional, learned, and avocational ones... in turn supported the multiplying hotels.
The word "assembling" is closest in meaning to which of following?
(A) announcing
(B) motivating
(C) gathering
(D) contracting

167. In the past, as today, men, women, and children adorned themselves with beads. In some cultures still, certain beads are often worn from birth until death, and then are buried with their owners for the afterlife.
The word "adorned" is closest in meaning to which of following?
(A) protected
(B) decorated
(C) purchased
(D) enjoyed

168. Besides their wear ability, either as jewelry or incorporated into articles of attire, beads possess the desirable characteristics of every collectible: they are durable, portable, available in infinite variety, and often valuable in their original cultural context as well as in today's market.
The word "attire" is closest in meaning to which of following?
(A) ritual
(B) importance
(C) clothing
(D) history

169. Beads are miniature bundles of secrets waiting to be revealed: their history, manufacture, cultural context, economic role, and ornamental use are all points of information one hopes to unravel.
The word "unravel" is closest in meaning to which of following?
(A) communicate
(B) transport
(C) improve
(D) discover

170. Even the most mundane beads may have traveled great distances and been exposed to many human experiences.
The word "mundane" is closest in meaning to which of following?
(A) carved
(B) beautiful
(C) ordinary
(D) heavy

166 C

167 B

168 C

169 D

170 C