1. I feel obligated to give my opinion on the subject.

　　[A] required [B] forbidden [C] determined [D] encouraged

　　2. Justices of the peace have. jurisdiction over the trials of some civil suits involving minor offenses.

　　[A] supremacy [B] authority [C] guidance [D] obedience

　　3. The western slopes of the mountains of the Sierra Nevade Range are deeply incised by numerous streams.

　　[A] fed [B] cut [C] flooded [D] distended

　　5. The Jamestown settlers explored Virginia pimarily for fishing and trading, and only incidentally investigated traces of a lost colony on Roanoke Island.

　　[A] sporadically [B] by chance [C] by fault [D] unaccountably

　　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

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

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

　　Keys: ABBBB

　　DBBDA