1. Lance is ________ knowledgeable on this subject.

a) smartly
b) powerfully
c) firmly
d) highly

2. I need a good explanation of all the costs ________ in buying a new car.
a) affected
b) involved
c) concerned
d) implied

3. There was a ________ debate about the Middle East, then they moved to a vote.
a) lively
b) flexible
c) main
d) nimble

4. The doctor told him to lose weight quickly or pay the ________ later in life.
a) fee
b) fine
c) price
d) cost

5. Jet lag causes problems with our ________ clock.

a) biological
b) botanical
c) natural
d) rhythmical

6. This species of seagull is not a ________ of the island, but will sometimes rest here a
while.
a) neighbour
b) national
c) citizen
d) resident

7. Doesn't it ________ you as strange that it's the middle of May and it's snowing?
a) hit
b) occur
c) strike
d) touch

8. I didn't stay behind because I wanted to, I did so because it was my ________.
a) work
b) duty
c) shift
d) chore

1. What angered me wasn't his resignation but the ________ in which he did it.
a) method
b) manner
c) aspect
d) bearing

2. If you can't make ________ what's written, change the zoom level and it'll become
clearer.
a) for
b) off
c) up
d) out

3. There's a ________ range of issues that we need to discuss as soon as possible.

a) far
b) ample
c) wide
d) high

4. Despite being ________ in the battle, the solider fought on and was awarded a medal for
bravery.
a) enraged
b) wounded
c) flawed
d) bruised

5. The rain will ________ for most of the morning, but we are expecting a brighter
afternoon.
a) persist
b) insist
c) resist
d) consist

6. In the mating season, the male of the species calls out with a ________ gu-gu sound.
a) separate
b) distinctive
c) contrasting
d) individual

7. Marie Curie, one of the best-known ________ in working with radiation, died in 1934.
a) debutants
b) revolutionaries
c) pioneers
d) rebels

8. Deep sea oil exploration is a dirty and dangerous ________.

a) affair
b) situation
c) case
d) business

1. Much of the neighbourhood was demolished in the 1940s when living ________ had
deteriorated.
a) situations
b) conditions
c) circumstances
d) states

2. Scientists are yet to understand the full nutritional ________ of the humble olive.
a) favours
b) helps
c) goods
d) benefits

3. You can come and ________ us performing this operation, if you want.
a) discover
b) gaze
c) observe
d) look
4. Bears used to be very ________ in this part of the country, but nobody has seen one for
ten years.
a) sparse
b) broad
c) thorough
d) widespread

5. Ben was ________ to the court for jury duty, but took a doctor's note with him and was
excused.
a) pulled
b) assembled
c) summoned
d) requested

6. The police ________ four states in pursuit of the bank robber.

a) crossed
b) journeyed
c) chased
d) travelled

7. After three years of ________, the country's economy is finally looking a lot healthier.
a) letdown
b) demise
c) overdraft
d) recession

8. We altered our final ________ of yearly profits due to more accurate advertising and
marketing costs.
a) forecast
b) expectancy
c) expectation
d) wishes

1. Two wolves ran through the forest in ________ of a deer.

a) following
b) chase
c) hunting
d) pursuit
2. The economy touches every ________ of our lives.
a) piece
b) field
c) division
d) aspect

3. Like most safety features, the air bag is very rarely used but when ________ upon, must
operate perfectly.
a) called
b) required
c) pulled
d) requested

4. The cup will remain here at the clubhouse for a month on ________ before being sent to
the museum.
a) display
b) parade
c) exposition
d) stage

5. Jed ran the whole ________ after his father died and left him the company.
a) industry
b) affair
c) work
d) business

6. The garden is a paradise for flowers in particular. We have seventeen ________ of roses.
a) varieties
b) breeds
c) families
d) mutations

7. The terrible weather ________ in severe traffic delays and the closure of the airport.
a) resulted
b) concluded
c) met
d) ended
8. "What is ________," Clarissa said, "I feel I'm being ignored."
a) extra
b) more
c) else
d) plus

1. Thomas graduated with a specialist degree in the ________ of criminology.

a) aspect
b) field
c) sector
d) division

2. Lasers can measure distances with incredible ________.

a) care
b) precision
c) adjustment
d) attention

3. My two cousins were so excited at the start of the war, they ran downtown and ________
up immediately.
a) wrote
b) signed
c) drew
d) brought

4. This machine ________ the user's eye and can confirm identity.
a) regards
b) gazes
c) scans
d) views

5. The inquiry into the accident will be ________ by Malcolm Jones, a former army
general.
a) overseen
b) overlooked
c) overdrawn
d) overpowered
6. Though Carla's remarks seem insulting, if you see them in ________, they're actually
quite innocent.
a) situation
b) context
c) relation
d) background

7. Even early in the city's life, the ________ for knowledge led to the founding of a
university.
a) quest
b) pursuit
c) gathering
d) chase

8. The three teenagers spent a cold night on the ________ mountain before rescuers arrived.
a) exposed
b) displayed
c) overlooked
d) revealed

1. Politicians have been arguing about the reasons for the ________ in the number of
unemployed.
a) decline
b) descent
c) recession
d) weakening

2. Charles Lindbergh was one of the early ________ in powered flight and crossed the
Atlantic in 1927.
a) inventors
b) pioneers
c) chiefs
d) creators

3. We used advertising to ________ interest in the product and then educated people on
how to use it.
a) introduce
b) adopt
c) breed
d) generate
4. It never ________ to me that Mike and Cherie's marriage was in any trouble.
a) reveal
b) occurred
c) concerned
d) struck

5. All attempts to reach Darren at home on his phone ________ with failure.
a) met
b) finished
c) put
d) resulted

6. Any problems ________ from the new contract are not my concern. I warned against
signing it.
a) producing
b) arising
c) deriving
d) arriving

7. The director was accused of being ________ in the way he ran the company.
a) inflexible
b) inevitable
c) infallible
d) inflatable

8. In the tough economic climate, the company GTV has ________ by over 40%.
a) sunk
b) belittled
c) reduced
d) shrunk

1. Modern conditions such as diabetes and alcohol abuse has caused life ________ to fall in
some countries.
a) expectancy
b) expectation
c) prediction
d) forecast
2. The words of his resignation letter ________ he was unhappy with several of his former
colleagues.
a) signified
b) implied
c) involved
d) inferred

3. Thomas never ________ the negative role he had in taking over the company
a) located
b) disclosed
c) exposed
d) uncovered

4. Dr Hartson is an animal expert, but I don't believe the ________ of his expertise is as
wide as you think.
a) scope
b) width
c) scale
d) weight

5. We understand it's late and we don't mean to ________, but we have some important
questions for you.
a) inconvenience
b) impose
c) interrupt
d) interfere

6. On arriving at the theatre, the Queen was presented with a large ________ of tulips by a
young girl.
a) gathering
b) bouquet
c) bunch
d) clump

7. The suspect's complaints about his treatment by police were ________ and he was taken
into custody.
a) noted
b) viewed
c) mentioned
d) remarked
8. "We will surely ________ our problems if we work together on a solution."
a) sink
b) weaken
c) lessen
d) concentrate