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Unit 1 1.
Leave it to Carlos to think of a(n)
Your answer ingenious
obstacleingenioussolution to our most difficult problem!
Correct answer ingenious
2.
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.
Chronologicallything I saw was the Your answer impressive
Correct answer impressive
5.
, 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
skip7.
Jack still acts like a(n)
Your answer adolescent
8.
A newspaper reader can select what he is interested in and what he thinks is //
boring.
Your answer skip
Correct answer skip
impromptu9.
After his plane landed, the prime minister gave a(n) warming.
Your answer
speech about global Correct answer
impromptu 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 attendance
Correct answer attendance
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15.
I had five exams last week—it was like one long,
Your answer continuous
allotcontinuousnightmare.
Correct answer continuous
16.
Normally, we
one vote to each member, but this is a special case.
Correct answer
Your answer
allot 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.
Your answer uncertainty
as she tried to figure Correct answer uncertainty
productive19.
I've tried working in the morning, but I find that I'm most
Your answer productive
late at night.
Correct answer productive
impose20.
Ernie is a really decent guy; he would never try to
Your answer impose
his beliefs on someone else.
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 the back burner.
on//
Your answer on
Correct answer on
out22.
All I need is some peace and quiet, and I'll be able to figure
Your answer out
fora solution.
Correct answer out
23.
Brace yourself
tosome bad news, this doesn't look good.
Correct answer for
Your answer for
you! Don't let us down! Your answer to
about24.
It's all down
Correct 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.
ofany position to help you with your legal Your answer in
Correct 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
outYour answer at
29.
Jessica had her life mapped since she was a little girl: college, marriage, children, //
career.
Your answer out
underCorrect answer out
30.
Quick, cram the bag
the bed!
Correct answer under
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Your answer
(31) (32) (33) (34) (35) (36) (37) (38) (39) (40)
under
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41. Which of the following is a rite of passage that helped the writer to become less shy?
A. Attending high school.
B. Reading many books.
C. Attending college.
D. Planning a great adventure.