Unit One21.the back burner.Your answer Correct answeron on22.Your answer Correct answerout out23.Your answer Correct answerfor for24.Your answer Correct answerto to25.Your answer Correct answerabout about26.I'm only a law school student—I'm hardlyproblems.Your answer Correct answerin in27.Your answer Correct answerof of28.Your answer Correct answerat at29.career.Your answer Correct answerout out30.Your answer Correct answerin underUnit Two1. When was the last time you were in _______ with your childhood friends?A. contextB. contactC. controlD. content2. Like a boat at sea, his mind started to _______ when he wasn't interested.A. floatB. soarC. sinkD. drift3. Mrs Jones didn't trust Jack, so she was very _______ to let him cut her grass.A. reluctantB. reluctantlyC. enthusiasticD. enthusiastically4. My house seems to be in a _______ state of disrepair—something is always broken!A. perpetuallyB. perpetualC. perpetuityD. perpetuate5. The problem needs to be looked at from a historical _______ .A. prospectiveB. directiveC. perspectiveD. executive6. Dr. Carter has written _______ about the brain and its influence on our emotions.A. extensivelyB. intensivelyC. extensiveD. intensive7. The accident of last week _______ a review of school safety policy.A. promptedB. promptC. promptingD. prompts8. I am easily _______ by ice cream, so it's probably the best if I don't look at the dessert menu.A. temptB. temptsC. temptingD. tempted9. Wouldn't it be _______ if we didn't need to worry about money?A. predictableB. marvellousC. astonishingD. depressing10. Researchers claim that there is a _______ link between caffeine and headaches.A. definiteB. definitelyC. definitionD. defined11. It's incredible to see how newborn babies are completely _______ on other people for everything.A. dependingB. dependenceC. dependentD. dependents12. The criminal devised an _______ plan to escape from prison.A. intrinsicB. intricateC. intrepidD. intrusive13. The court brought a _______ against the escaped prisoner.A. persecutionB. persecuteC. prosecutionD. prosecute14. Thank you for the offer to stay for dinner, but we don't want to _______.A. poseB. composeC. proposeD. impose15. Pedro's friends organized a friendly _______ to help him deal with his alcohol abuse.A. contraventionB. inventionC. interventionD. prevention16. It's impossible to not be impressed by the TajMahal and _______ at its beauty.A. respectB. flauntC. marvelD. admire17. We should hire an _______ reviewer who isn't biased one way or the other.A. internalB. outdoorC. indoorD. external18. I'm so excited for the new movie that waiting all year for it has been like _______.A. torturesB. torturingC. tortuousD. torture19. Dylan likes to write _______ during his free time on the weekend.A. poetryB. poetC. poeticD. poem20. The waterfall provided a _______ source of soothing background noise.A. continualB. continueC. continuingD. continuityUnit ThreeSection B: Complete each sentence with a suitable word.21.Your answer Correct answerover over22.Your answer Correct answerinto into23.Kevin has been riding a motorcycleYour answer Correct answerfrom from24.Among the group members, there was a strong desireYour answer Correct answerfor for25.I usually driftYour answer Correct answeroff off26.Your answer Correct answeroff off27.Do you believeYour answer Correct answerin in28.Julie received an award in appreciationYour answer Correct answerof of29.Don't try to reason —you won't get very far.Your answer Correct answerwith with30.Once again, Greg was leftYour answer Correct answerout outUnit Four11. Next summer, the developers plan to _____ the old school into a museum.A. convertB. converseC. convertsD. converge12. Can you tell me what steps _____ a valid research proposal?A. constitutionB. constituteC. constituentD. consist13. The school received more money and _____ has been able to hire more teachers.A. consequenceB. consequentialC. consequentD. consequently14. Different cultures' varying conceptions of _____ are visible in the types of clothes they generallywear.A. jealousyB. modestyC. notorietyD. clarity15. Unfortunately, I didn't practice enough so I failed to _____ for the team.A. qualifyB. succeedC. thriveD. attempt16. Her job is to gather the data and then _____ the results to determine their significance.A. analysisB. analyzeC. analyticalD. analyst17. My _____ clouded my judgment and prevented me from acting rationally when I saw my girlfriendwith another man.A. modestyB. clarityC. jealousyD. notoriety18. Jim is in Thailand on vacation; he loves to travel to _____ places.A. eroticB. roboticC. exoticD. mitotic19. Love him or hate him, the President of the United States is one of the most _____ people in theworld.A. influentialB. domesticC. instinctiveD. intransigent20. In a change of pace from his recent international focus, the Prime Minister spoke last night about_____ issues.A. exoticB. rhythmicC. expressiveD. domesticSection C: Complete each sentence with a suitable word.21.Unfortunately, I can't think about anything right now since I'm engaged dispute with my landlord.Your answer Correct answerin in22.his art.Your answer Correct answerthat that23.My parents splitYour answer Correct answerup up24.I think my love of nature derivesYour answer Correct answerfrom from25.shoot.Your answer Correct answerdown down26.country.Your answer Correct answerwith with27.Donna givesYour answer Correct answeroff off28.The homeless shelter sent out letters to make an appealYour answer Correct answerfor for29.Margaret is so shy that her eyes always shy awayYour answer Correct answerfrom from30.Your answer Correct answerso soUnit Five11. Some people have an unhealthy _____ with technology and need to have every new gadgetavailable.A. sessionB. obsessionC. recessionD. cessation12. After much _____, Heather was finally able to convince her boss to award her employees with aholiday bonus.A. desistenceB. consistenceC. insistenceD. resistance13. It's hard to _____ what the future might look like, but science fiction writers have been doing it forover a hundred years.A. visualizeB. conferC. mechanizeD. ascertain14. I know almost everyone loves her new book, but I'm not even _____ interested in reading it.A. massivelyB. supposedlyC. entirelyD. remotely15. Even though Mr Lewis didn't say it out loud, the _____ in his speech was that his staff didn't workhard enough.A. personificationB. implicationC. justificationD. explanation16. Many people complain that the cost of education is prohibitively expensive, but I think the cost of_____ is much higher.A. ignoreB. ignorantC. ignoranceD. ignoring17. After he lost the competition, Lawrence felt completely and utterly _____.A. dispiritedB. inquisitiveC. observantD. unchanged18. We need to come up with a _____ explanation for why we missed class yesterday.A. plausibleB. sentientC. staggeringD. corporate19. Paul has become very _____ and conceited since he first tasted fame.A. arroganceB. elegantC. eleganceD. arrogant20. Dinosaurs have been _____ for approximately 65 million years!A. succinctB. extinctC. instinctD. blinkedSection C: Complete each sentence with a suitable word.21.Your answer Correct answeras as22.their parents.Your answer Correct answerthat that23.What do you makeYour answer Correct answerof of24.The New York team qualified for the championship roundYour answer Correct answerby by25.Your answer Correct answerDespite For26.My mother still hasn't come to gripsYour answer Correct answerwith with27.How can we ask George to helpYour answer Correct answerin in28.Your answer Correct answerthat that29.I think it's time to buy new pants when the knees begin to wearYour answer Correct answerout out30.generosity.Your answer Correct answerof of21.I'd like to accept this awardYour answer Correct answeron on22.As of this morning, I am officially in the runningYour answer Correct answerfor for23.decision making.Your answer Correct answerof of24.I must say that the times inthe past.Your answer Correct answerwhich which25.I just found out that the authorYour answer Correct answerwhom whom26.If you're having computer trouble, call Bill—Your answer Correct answerout out27.Tommy is a huge baseball fan, so we took him to the hallYour answer Correct answerof of28.I thought there were going to be problems with the new programme, but so far,good.Your answer Correct answerso so29.Were you able to trackYour answer Correct answerdown down30.It's not his fault he was bornYour answer Correct answerinto intoUnit Six21.Your answer Correct answerwith with22.I don't believe him; did you pickYour answer Correct answerup up23.Why is itYour answer Correct answerthat that24.The truck cameYour answer Correct answerout out25.Your answer Correct answerthough though26.His disappointing performance really letYour answer Correct answerdown down27.Firefighters are usually the first people on the sceneYour answer Correct answeroff of28.Your answer Correct answerout out29.Your answer Correct answerover over30.fine.Your answer Correct answerthrough throughUnit seven1. My parents always taught me to _____ in the face of adversity.A. perseveranceB. severeC. severanceD. persevere2. Could you please _____ the plant so it's not in front of the television?A. punctuateB. actuateC. situateD. fluctuate3. The Prime Minister's speech will be remembered as one of the most _____ speeches ever given.A. historicB. historyC. historicalD. historian4. Shelley had the _____ of being ahead of her time; she should've been born fifty years from now.A. fortuneB. misfortuneC. fortunateD. misfortunate5. Mark can run a five-kilometre race pretty fast, but do you think he could _____ that speed for anentire marathon?A. extendB. protectC. sustainD. prolong6. If you _____ David from the equation, do you still think his team could win the championship?A. detractB. distractC. protractD. subtract7. She was, _____, one of the smartest students I've ever taught.A. incidentB. incidenceC. incidentalD. incidentally8. Do you think it's just a _____ that the car breaks down every time Sheila drives it?A. coincidenceB. coincidentC. coincidentalD. coincidentally9. My mother has _____ memory — she only remembers what she wants to remember.A. defectiveB. correctiveC. selectiveD. elective10. It's hard to believe how _____ people are until you see the helplessness of a newborn baby.A. unluckyB. vulnerableC. insignificantD. functional11. In order to make cookies, you need to _____ together a lot of ingredients.A. mergeB. blendC. mingleD. unite12. His first novel was a failure, but his four _____ books were instant bestsellers.A. successiveB. precedingC. simultaneousD. subsequent13. I've never felt so _____ as when I saw the Himalayas and looked up at Mount Qomolangma.A. insignificantB. vulnerableC. fortunateD. amazing14. Dr Carter was _____ a genius since no one else could replicate his work.A. evidentlyB. evidentC. evidenceD. evidential15. Would you please turn off your cell phones for the _____ of the flight?A. sessionB. preservationC. durationD. termination16. My daughter has been sick and kept me awake for three _____ nights.A. consecutiveB. subsequentC. succeedingD. adjacent17. William takes pride in his ability to _____ his parents' plans when he doesn't agree with them.A. frustratingB. frustrationC. frustrateD. frustrated18. Call the doctor! Nancy is _____, and I don't know what to do!A. non-responseB. non-responsibleC. non-respondingD. non-responsive19. There is a high _____ that we will get five inches of snow tonight.A. probabilityB. chanceC. oddsD. possibility20. Robots are now a reality, but they still aren't very _____ to be useful.A. functionB. functionalC. functioningD. functionarySection B: Complete each sentence with a suitable word.21.out in a storm.while while22.Your answer Correct answeronly only23.Blend cherries and sugar togetherYour answer Correct answerwith with24.conversation.Your answer Correct answerup up25.Your answer Correct answerwhile whereas / while26.Your answer Correct answerof of27.Your answer Correct answeron on28.If you really want to turn meYour answer Correct answeroff off29.Are youin in30.Your answer Correct answerwhen WhenUnit Eight11. Harold _____ waited in the lobby for them to call him into the interview.A. nervouslyB. essentiallyC. anomalyD. blindly12. We need to _____ natural resources today if we want our children to have them tomorrow.A. reserveB. disserveC. conserveD. preserve13. I want the senator to make a _____ apology for his insensitive remarks.A. sincereB. humbleC. festiveD. morbid14. I love Sundays because they are the only chance I get to _____ around and do nothing.A. sneakB. crawlC. runD. lounge15. We're going to throw Maria an amazing _____ when she returns from Spain.A. celebrateB. celebrationC. celebratoryD. celebrating16. The chocolate cake was a tiny bit of _____ in an otherwise ordinary meal.A. decadentB. decadentsC. cadenceD. decadence17. My dog, Rex, was a _____ member of the family for 15 years.A. belovedB. belittledC. bemusedD. belonged18. It's impossible to _____ torture as a means of questioning.A. beautifyB. justifyC. certifyD. mystify19. Don't _____ around the house at night; the noises keep me awake.A. loungeB. popC. preachD. sneak20. I can't even describe the _____ I felt when I found out she got fired.A. furyB. furiousC. furorD. furiouslySection C: Complete each sentence with a suitable word.21.He has been completely taken upYour answer Correct answerwith with22.Please fillYour answer Correct answerup up23.Your answer Correct answerfor for24.It was,Your answer Correct answerby by25.I'm going to meet upYour answer Correct answerwith with26.Can you please countYour answer Correct answerout out27.A good lawyer should be able to save youYour answer Correct answeruntil from28.The meeting will start at 7 o'clockYour answer Correct answeron on29.Your answer Correct answerinto into30.AllYour answer Correct answerin inUnit nine11. Unfortunately, I can't say with much _____ who is to blame for this problem.A. certainlyB. certainC. certaintyD. uncertainty12. The United States of America is often referred to as "a nation of _____."A. immigrantsB. migrantsC. emigrantsD. ingrates13. He had no _____ trouble with the law until he was arrested for robbery.A. subsequentB. priorC. dominantD. successive14. A professor at my school was the _____ of this year's Nobel Prize.A. incipientB. deficientC. sufficientD. recipient15. Please write down the following sentences as I _____ them aloud.A. dictateB. deliberateC. facilitateD. hesitate16. I am a _____ of this township so I should have the same voting rights as everyone else who liveshere.A. plumberB. patriotC. residentD. wizard17. As long as he doesn't _____ harm on anyone, there's nothing I can do to stop him.A. inflictB. inflectC. inflateD. inflame18. I found his book to be _____ boring—I couldn't stay awake when I read it.A. exceedinglyB. basicallyC. endlesslyD. invariably19. There was a _____ odor of fish surrounding the building, how could you not remember it?A. sensibleB. noticeableC. ludicrousD. hereditary20. Brown eye colour is _____ over blue—that's why more people have brown eyes.A. hereditaryB. noticeableC. substantialD. dominantSection C: Complete each sentence with a suitable word.21.Your answer Correct answerof of22.I don't think I'll join you tonight; I really don't goYour answer Correct answerfor for23.Your answer Correct answeras as24.Your answer Correct answerout out25.During the holidays, there is usually a surgeYour answer Correct answerin in26.citizenship.Your answer Correct answerinto into27.In my opinion, there is an obvious necessityYour answer Correct answerfor for28.The teacher reprimanded the classYour answer Correct answerin in29.Your answer Correct answerwith with30.Jeremy.on onUnit ten21.Your answer Correct answerfrom from22.Your answer Correct answerof of23.Your answer Correct answerwith with24.You don't have a choice—Your answer Correct answeror or25.Your answer Correct answerbehind behind26.The story isYour answer Correct answerthat that27.that out28.Your answer Correct answerout off29.It didn't take long for Ellen to fallYour answer Correct answeroff in30.She told us a famous storyYour answer Correct answerfrom from。