9. It wasn’t until the party was almost over that Carlos ______ that he was moving to another state. A. attempted B. mentioned C. examined ...
8. You mentioned the need for extra funding. Would you (expand on)that? A. explain B. increase C. excuse D. extend ...
7. The opposite of (distant)is: A. neat B. messy C. close ...
7. To keep up with the news, I read the ______ newspaper. But my husband sticks to Time magazine, which comes out only once a week. A. daily B. humble C. negative ...
6. The opposite of (positive)is: A. excited B. sad C. straight ...
6. I (predicted)that both my roommates would move out by the end of the year. In other words, I said A. what I thought they would do in the future. B. what I wished they would do. C. that I was angry about what they planned to do. ...
6. When my parents said they wanted to talk to me about the yard work I had not done, I tried to ______ them by telling a joke. A. require B. devour C. distract ...
4. Everyone knows the Japanese soccer team is no stronger in skills or strategy. Most football fans (ascribed)our 0 to 1 failure to the poor psychological training of the players. A. Attributed B. contributed C. described D. convinced...
3. The campaign has been (launched)by the Conservation Society of Wildlife to save the whales and other animals on the verge of extinction. A. started B. patented C. directed D. enrolled ...
2. The opposite of (hopeless)is: A. feeling sad B. looking forward to something C. wanting to be honest ...