Feb 28, 2009 Volume 5 -- Daily Life in China, #8(35)

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1. The town _____ a multitude of restaurants, hotels, taverns and tea-houses, and houses where there were singing-girls.
2. The decor was ______, with displays of flower, _____ evergreens, and works by celebrated painters and calligraphers to tempt the passers-by.
3. In these taverns, rice-wine of many kinds was served in little silver cups -- a detail which  in itself, as a contemporary remarks, shows how well-to-do the _____ were.
4. The profound changes which were taking place in the economy, is _____ related to the concurrent transformation of the whole fabric of Chinese society.

A) sumptuous
B) proprietors
C) dwarf
D) boasted
E) indubitably

answer

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sumptuous:
splendid and expensive-looking

proprietor:
the owner of a business.
• a holder of property.

dwarf:
noun
1 (in folklore or fantasy literature) a member of a mythical race of short, stocky humanlike creatures who are generally skilled in mining and metalworking.
• often offensive an abnormally small person.
• [as adj. ] denoting something, esp. an animal or plant, that is much smaller than the usual size for its type or species
2 (also dwarf star) Astronomy a star of relatively small size and low luminosity, including the majority of main sequence stars.

verb [ trans. ]
cause to seem small or insignificant in comparison
• stunt the growth or development of

boast:
verb
1 [ reporting verb ] talk with excessive pride and self-satisfaction about one's achievements, possessions, or abilities
2 [ trans. ] (of a person, place, or thing) possess (a feature that is a source of pride)

noun
1 an act of talking with excessive pride and self-satisfaction
2 (in squash) a stroke in which the ball is made to hit one of the sidewalls before hitting the front wall.

indubitable:
impossible to doubt; unquestionable

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D) boasted
A) sumptuous
C) dwarf
B) proprietors
E) indubitably