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TOEFL词汇营疯狂自测-4

41. Careful analysis of the above ground material reveals that it is arranged in a series of layers, theprecisenumber of layers varying with age and the nature of the forest.The word “precise” in the passage is closest in meaning to
A. exact
B. predicted
C. approximate
D. required
45. These are actually made by pouring thin, finely controlled streams of colored sands or pulverized vegetable and mineral substances, pollen, and flowers inprecisepatterns on the ground.The word “precise” is closest in meaning to
A. colorful
B. exact
C. delicate
D. complex
66. The philosopher Aristotle (384-322 B.C.), who lived at a time when the city-state system wasdeclining, believed that a political entity of 100,000 simply would not be able to govern itself.The word declining in the passage is closest in meaning to
A. at its best
B. rapidly expanding
C. first being formed
D. weakening
67. Third, Greek philosophy was opened up to the philosophy and religion of the East At thepeakof the Greek city-state, religion played an important part. The word “peak” in the passage is closest in meaning to
A. end
B. command
C. high point
D. beginning
109.Apparently, species-rich plots were likely to contain some drought-resistant plant species that grew better in drought years,compensating forthe poor growth of less-tolerant species.The phrase “compensating for” in the passage Is closest in meaning to
A. working against
B. leaving out
C. making up of
D. spreading over