My little brother tends to the truth, so you can't believe everything he says at face value. Your answer Correct answer
embellish embellish
2.
Mr. Philips is running for a position in the local government in the elections. Your answer Correct answer
upcoming upcoming
3.
What can we do to all the accomplishments our company has had? Your answer Correct answer
highlight highlight
4.
In my opinion, the asking price for that painting far its real value. Your answer Correct answer
exceeds exceeds
5.
Sharon was with indecision over where to go to college. Your answer Correct answer
fraught fraught
6.
Her book is a brief, history of World War I. Your answer
concise
Correct answer
concise
7.
Too many people accuse students of ignorance about or toward international issues. Your answer Correct answer
apathy apathy
8.
The politician wrote a tell-all book in which she her experience during the campaign. Your answer Correct answer
recounted recounted
9.
Risking my entire life savings on a single horse race is not a(n) I'm willing to take. Your answer Correct answer
gamble gamble
10. My mother was a very woman, but she only wanted the best for my sister and me. Your answer Correct answer
demanding demanding
11. If you lend me money today, I can you after I get paid on Friday. Your answer Correct answer
repay repay
12. Every time the plane hit turbulence, he the armrests tightly. Your answer Correct answer
clutched clutched
13. The purpose of the canal was to the river and provide water to more farmland. Your answer Correct answer
redirect redirect
14. Thankfully, Maria was a tremendous help as I made the into my new position. Your answer Correct answer
transition transition
15. Twenty years ago, this was a wealthy, community.
Your answer
thriving
Correct answer
thriving
16. Please remember that we need to taxes from your paycheck.
Your answer Correct answer
deduct deduct
17. The virus disabled the software, so we needed to to an earlier version. Your answer Correct answer
revert revert
18. I know you're excited about the possibilities, but please try not to it. Your answer Correct answer
overdo overdo
19. Many lost a lot of money when the stock market fell last month. Your answer Correct answer
investors investors
20. My employer offers a(n) benefits package that is difficult to give up. Your answer Correct answer
comprehensive comprehensive
第三单元
1. Throughout history, many people have attempted to find the _____ secret to success, but relatively
few have actually done it.
a. elusive b. evasive c. illusory d. eloquent
2. It was hard for Cynthia to remain uninvolved with the controversy since she is such a _____ part of
the company.
a. visibility b. risible c. visible d. visibly
3. \"Officer Clarke, in the best interest of the case, please consider absolutely everything to be at your
_____.\"
a. dispose b. disposal
c. disposing d. disposed
4. The mountain climbers demonstrated a(n) _____ feat of selflessness when they turned around to
help an injured stranger.
a. advantageous b. gorgeous c. outrageous d. courageous
5. Many movie stars are notorious for wearing excessive amounts of expensive _____.
a. jewellery b. jewels c. jewelers d. jewelling
6. Her novel successfully _____ an entire generation of young women to believe they could be
whatever they wanted.
a. emboldened b. embittered c. empowered d. embroidered
7. I'm not really a _____ of pop culture trends, so can you explain that reference to me?
a. flower b. follower c. fellow d. fallowing
8. We just moved into town so we're still a little _____.
a. unsettling b. settlers c. settled
d. unsettled
9. The movie is fantastic, but you'll need to _____ your disbelief toward the end.
a. upend b. suspend c. depend d. misspend
10. Don't _____ Jack's determination to do whatever it takes to win.
a. underestimate b. overestimate c. estimate d. misestimate
11. As judge, I _____ over this courtroom and have the final say on all matters.
a. preside b. reside c. presume d. resume
12. Please stay back! This is a _____ area!
a. constricted b. districted c. restricted d. unrestricted
13. The moon shone down and cast a _____ glow over the entire field.
a. luminosity b. luminous c. luminal d. luminously
14. The state dinner is a _____ affair, so please dress appropriately.
a. distinctive
b. respectable c. dramatic d. formal
15. Stock prices rose _____ after the company publically announced its new product.
a. dramatically b. magically c. loosely d. exclusively
16. The colonists began to form a _____ in response to the unfair taxes.
a. rebel b. rebellion c. rebellious d. rebelling
17. After striking the iceberg, the ship quickly sank into the _____ depths.
a. skinny b. preppy c. murky d. baggy
18. I'm not a good typist, so I find it easier to _____ all of my emails.
a. dictate b. elucidate c. explicate d. exacerbate
19. To accommodate increased traffic, city planners are going to expand the _____of the highway.
a. length b. height c. depth d. width
20. Let's be proactive and do something instead of just watching the situation _____.
a. ameliorate b. collaborate c. deteriorate d. elaborate
第四单元
Don't trust my brother, he's _____ to do or say anything.
a. libel b. unreliable c. reliable d. liable
12. If you become a member, you'll have access to _____ deals and offers.
a. inclusive b. exclusive c. reclusive d. elusive
13. I can teach any type of math, but I _____ in geometry.
a. special b. specialty c. especially d. specialize
14. Winning the lottery is possible, but it's certainly not _____.
a. probably b. probable c. probability d. probabilistic
15. We've been with the same bank for years, and I've never had a _____ about their service.
a. complaint b. publicity
c. restraint d. vanity
16. I want to wait until the stock market begins to _____ before I invest; it's just too volatile right now.
a. decline b. stabilize c. increase d. neutralize
17. That actress is best known for her _____ laugh—it's like no other.
a. familiar b. ordinary c. distinctive d. renowned
18. Schoolchildren are usually taught the importance of their national _____ very early.
a. weather b. downturn c. savings d. heritage
19. It simply makes good _____ sense to save money for retirement.
a. economical b. economics c. economist d. economy
20. After discussing the situation, Carlos and I came to a(n) _____ agreement with which we were both
satisfied.
a. communal b. independent c. mutual d. dual
第五单元
11. Even if I don't win the award, it's still an honor to be a(n) _____.
a. applicant b. champion c. nominee d. spectator
12. I see parents of twins and triplets and I can't imagine having _____ children at once.
a. multiply b. double c. individual d. multiple
13. I'm one of two vice-presidents, and my _____ at the other office will be your main point of contact.
a. counterpart b. supervisor c. subordinate d. employee
14. \"Always be kind\" is the _____ rule I expect my employees to live by.
a. principle b. principal c. standard d. irrelevant
15. His time in office was marked by _____ affairs and controversy.
a. highbrow b. unemotional c. scandalous d. unintended
16. I became a partner in the law firm, _____ increasing my salary considerably.
a. thereby
b. hereby c. standby d. passerby
17. Choosing not to hire someone based on their race or sex is a textbook example of _____.
a. discriminate b. discrimination c. discriminatory d. discriminator
18. Tony gets _____ if he drinks too much, and he's liable to hurt someone.
a. peaceful b. hostile c. ambivalent d. apathetic
19. What was the suspect's _____ to kill Gene?
a. motivate b. motivator c. motivation d. motive
20. After all these years, I still _____ that it wasn't my fault.
a. portend b. attend c. contend d. pretend
第七单元
1. I find jazz music _____ to rock and roll.
a. prefer b. refer c. preferable
d. referee
2. The city was closed off because of the _____, with people fighting in the streets and breaking into
stores.
a. disagreement b. riot c. complaint d. harmony
3. Ballet dancers are characterized by their _____ movements.
a. grace b. disgrace c. disgraceful d. graceful
4. In my opinion, the mayor should have quit months ago; he's completely _____ and corrupt.
a. moral b. ethical c. immoral d. sincere
5. Sara and Beth are _____ twin sisters, so it's easy to confuse them.
a. identical b. similar c. matching d. double
6. His _____ career goal is to become president of the university.
a. preliminary b. ultimate c. critical d. central
7. If the moon were _____, I think we would have sent colonists there years ago.
a. habit b. habitat c. habitation d. habitable
8. Nothing can prepare you for the _____ size of the Great Wall of China.
a. immense b. immerse c. eminent d. imminent
9. Use a _____ cloth to clean the rust from the old metal.
a. course b. cores c. curse d. coarse
10. Look around—everything you see is within the king's _____.
a. birthright b. homeland c. domain d. headquarters
11. We hired a contractor to come _____ a new air conditioning system after our old one broke.
a. install b. inspect c. increase d. interact
12. Life _____ in almost every country has increased during the past fifty years.
a. expectant b. expense c. expectancy
d. expensive
13. After running a marathon, William was very dizzy and felt like he might _____.
a. howl b. furnish c. faint d. gurgle
14. The toy came in several pieces which we needed to _____ together.
a. dissemble b. resemble c. ensemble d. assemble
15. I can excuse the occasional mistake, but I have no patience for _____ errors.
a. accidental b. deliberate c. accurate d. infrequent
16. The government has declared war on acts of _____ that threaten the safety of its citizens.
a. terrorism b. terrorist c. terrorize d. territory
17. After years of ridicule, I have come to _____ my parents for giving me such a bizarre name.
a. appreciate b. resent c. understand d. offend
18. It takes a long time to learn how to _____ Professor Black's interminable lectures.
a. ensnare
b. ensue c. endear d. endure
19. _____, I didn't think he would be able to finish on time.
a. Frankly b. Leisurely c. Heavenly d. Ironically
20. The human body begins to _____ very rapidly after death.
a. defray b. dismay c. decay d. delay
第九单元
1. It's impossible for anyone to have complete _____ and know everything.
a. conscience b. prescience c. science d. omniscience
2. The odds are good that his team will be _____ during the first round of the competition.
a. preliminary b. eliminated c. relegated d. delineated
3. After some research, I discovered that I'm actually a(n) _____ of Napoleon!
a. ascendant b. transcendent c. resplendent
d. descendant
4. English lost its _____ long ago, and it now incorporates many words from other languages.
a. purity b. pure c. parity d. prurient
5. Mario was _____ at the top of his class every year.
a. consistent b. persistent c. consistently d. persistently
6. The speaker was utterly _____, and I hung on his every word for the entire two-hour speech.
a. disgraceful b. captivating c. unqualified d. sufficient
7. Millions of years ago, dinosaurs ruled the earth with uncontested _____.
a. dominance b. dominant c. dominants d. dominate
8. If you want to apply for a new passport, you cannot _____ your old one.
a. refrain b. remain c. retrain d. retain
9. That new movie about the princess is a _____ based on the traditional Cinderella story.
a. variant
b. variation c. varying d. variety
10. Her performance on the field today is not a fair _____ of her skill as a soccer player.
a. globalization b. standardization c. multiplication d. representation
11. We were _____ to see the destruction caused by the earthquake.
a. horrify b. horrified c. horrible d. horror
12. Three hours should be a(n) _____ amount of time to finish the test.
a. proficient b. deficient c. sufficient d. efficient
13. We need more time since we've _____ begun talking about the most relevant information.
a. profoundly b. scarcely c. dreadfully d. constantly
14. At 8:30, it was clear that Dan had lost, and he was forced to _____ his campaign for governor.
a. concede b. conceal c. consent d. consort
15. The robbery suspect had several _____ tattoos and scars which made it easy for the police to spot
him.
a. exclusive b. individual c. specialized d. identifiable
16. When I travel, I like to write in a _____ so I can remember every little detail.
a. journal b. novel c. sketchbook d. book
17. The president launched a new program to help every adult become _____ and learn to read.
a. literary b. literature c. literate d. literati
18. The emperor's death marked the end of an important _____ in the country's history.
a. unity b. epoch c. utopia d. elite
19. I bought a _____ toy and need to return it for a full refund.
a. detective b. defective c. reflective d. directive
20. To everyone's surprise, the politician decided not to _____ the charges against him.
a. refute
b. prove c. confirm d. infringe
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