1.
Unit1
Leave it to Carlos to think of a(n)
ingenioussolution to our most difficult problem!
Correct answer ingenious
Your answer ingenious
obstacle2.
For me, the biggest
to becoming an astronaut is my poor math skills.
Correct answer obstacle
elapsedYour answer obstacle
3.
I have no idea how much time
since she left—I fell asleep.
Correct answer elapsed
impressiveYour answer elapsed
4.
After college, I travelled through Europe, and the most Eiffel Tower in Paris.
thing I saw was the Your answer impressive
Correct answer impressive
5.
chronologically, which of the following events happened first? Your answer chronologically
ambitious
Correct answer Chronologically
people I know; he wants to own his own business by 6.
Steve is one of the most the time he's 25.
Your answer ambitious
adolescentCorrect answer ambitious
and thinks everything is a game.
Correct answer adolescent
7.
Jack still acts like a(n)
Your answer adolescent
8.
A newspaper reader can select what he is interested in and boring.
skipwhat he thinks is Your answer skip
Correct answer skip
impromptu9.
After his plane landed, the prime minister gave a(n) warming.
speech about global Your answer impromptu
Correct answer impromptu
10. I told my parents I wanted to take a year off before going to college, and my suggestion
surprisingly met with little
resistance.
Correct answer resistance
Your answer resistance
untimely11.
The world was shocked by the
death of the young singer.
Correct answer untimely
Your answer untimely
defy12.
\
a direct order? You're a soldier now!\
Correct answer defy
disfigured by the fire, but it soon came to represent her Your answer defy
permanently13.
She was
determination to succeed in life.
Your answer permanently
attendanceCorrect answer permanently
in class was down because everyone stayed at home 14.
During the World Cup, to watch television.
Your answer Correct answer
attendance attendance
continuous15.
I had five exams last week—it was like one long,
nightmare.
Your answer continuous
allotCorrect answer continuous
16.
Normally, we
one vote to each member, but this is a special case.
Correct answer allot
Your answer allot
17. I can remember feeling very insecure when I was young; I was desperate for my classmates'
acceptance.
Your answer acceptance
Correct answer acceptance
uncertainty
18.
Her final year of school was marked by considerable out what to do next.
as she tried to figure Your answer uncertainty
Correct answer uncertainty
productive19.
I've tried working in the morning, but I find that I'm most
late at night.
Your answer productive
Correct answer productive
impose20.
Ernie is a really decent guy; he would never try to
his beliefs on someone else.
Your answer impose
Correct answer impose
Section B: Complete each sentence with a suitable word.
21. We don't have the budget to do everything, so I'm afraid your plan will have to go
offthe back burner.
Your answer off
Correct answer on
out
22.
All I need is some peace and quiet, and I'll be able to figure
a solution.
Your answer out
forCorrect answer out
23.
Brace yourself
some bad news, this doesn't look good.
Correct answer for
Your answer for
to24.
It's all down
you! Don't let us down! Your answer to
aboutCorrect answer to
who really reached America first. Correct answer about
in25.
The new evidence creates a lot of uncertainty
Your answer about
26.
I'm only a law school student—I'm hardly
problems.
any position to help you with your legal Your answer in
ofCorrect answer in
27.
In the back
my mind, I have my doubts about whether he's right for the job. Your answer of
atCorrect answer of
28.
He is having a shot
cooking his own dinner.
Correct answer at
Your answer at
29.
Jessica had her life mapped career.
outsince she was a little girl: college, marriage, children, Your answer out
inCorrect answer out
30.
Quick, cram the bag
the bed!
Correct answer under
Your answer in
Part II: Banked Cloze
Questions 31 to 40 are based on the following passage.
For ten years, I lived in the city and loved it. Everything was stable, and I didn't have many worries. Then, within one month, I got a (31)to get married. Suddenly, my life was in (32)promotion at work and my girlfriend and I decided with big changes ahead!
feastThe new position at work was wonderful. I was no longer relegated to the (33)My boss was starting to notice all of my hard work! After a (34)transitionsidelines. speech about my
new responsibilities, my boss took me to my new private office. Fantastic! I didn't have to sit in the (35)rear of the office anymore, behind the copy machine. I loved my job already.
My girlfriend also suggested that we move out of the city and buy a house in the suburbs. We had been city (36)dwellers for so long that it was a difficult decision for us to make. On top of
mortgagethat, I was worried about taking out a (37)our resources were still (38)finite for the house. My new job paid better, but
. Finding a down payment would be tough.
