GRE考试

【多选题】For Questions 5 to 7, select one entry from the corresponding column of choices for each blank. Fill all blanks in the way that best completes the text.
The New Zealand Storm Petrel was a bird long thought (i) , but in 2003 several birds were spotted for the first time in 150 years, apparently having (ii) themselves on the predator-free Hauraki Islands during the (iii) .
A、extinct
B、endangered
C、dormant
D、buried
E、initiated
F. secreted
G. interim
H. search
I. extension

网考网参考答案：A、 E、 G
网考网解析：
The conjunction "but" indicates that Blank (i) should be filled with something opposite to the idea of living birds, like "extinct." The birds were unseen for 150 years, which indicates that they had hidden themselves. Therefore, Blank (ii) is "secreted," which here means "hidden." Finally, Blank (iii) is a synonym for the 150-year gap, i. e. "interim. document.getElementById("warp").style.display="none"; document.getElementById("content").style.display="block"; 查看试题解析出处>>