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1. Who can name the animals that the polar ice caps? inhabitYour answer Correct answerinhabit inhabit 2. It was very of Florence to shake Victorias hand after she lost the competition. decentYour answer Correct answerdecent decent 3. A terrible snowstorm forced the mountain climbers to turn around when they were only a few hundred feet from the . summitYour answer Correct answersummit summit 4. What do you think was Marks for starting the fight? motiveYour answer Correct answermotive motive 5. You should never use water to try to a grease fire in the kitchen. extinguishYour answer Correct answerextinguish extinguish 6. When was the last time you saw someone perform a genuinely action, with no selflesspersonal motivations? Your answer Correct answerselfless selfless 7. Despite his best efforts, the scandal continued to the news headlines during his time dominatein office. Your answer Correct answerdominate dominate 8. Albert Einstein is often considered a(n) because his scientific work was so dominategroundbreaking and original. Your answer Correct answerdominate genius 9. Can you imagine a(n) in which we get out of this alive? scenarioYour answer Correct answerscenario scenario 10. Im worried about my son; he wakes up every night with the same . nightmareYour answer Correct answernightmare nightmare 11. The ability to compromise is one of the most important qualities that I know. leadershipYour answer Correct answerleadership leadership 12. Firefighters and police officers show on a daily basis as part of their jobs. braveryYour answer Correct answerbravery bravery 13. The plane crash was a(n) , but the media coverage of it was even worse. tragedyYour answer Correct answertragedy tragedy 14. Laughter is a(n) reaction at a funeral. unconsciousYour answer Correct answerunconscious uncommon 15. The rock fell thirty steps on the mountain trail before hitting Jake on the head and knocking him . unconsciousYour answer Correct answerunconscious unconscious 16. In the of the earthquake, the entire community pulled together for support. aftermathYour answer Correct answeraftermath aftermath 17. Louis is a(n) supporter of that charity; hes been donating money to them for years. longtimeYour answer Correct answerlongtime longtime 18. As part of her managerial responsibilities, Sheila has to four employees. overseeYour answer Correct answeroversee oversee 19. My for your support extends well beyond a simple “thank you“. gratitudeYour answer Correct answergratitude gratitude 20. We all thought he was innocent until we heard the witnesss in court. testimonyYour answer Correct answertestimony testimony Section B: Complete each sentence with a suitable word.21. Her grades this year are on par her classmates. withYour answer Correct answerwith with 22. I dont believe him; did you pick on the tone of his voice? upYour answer Correct answerup up 23. Why is it we cant all agree on which movie to see this weekend? thatYour answer Correct answerthat that 24. The truck came of nowhere and crashed into the side of the bus. outYour answer Correct answerout out 25. His donation to the charity, generous it was, was still only a drop in the bucket. thoughYour answer Correct answerthough though 26. His disappointing performance really let the entire team. downYour answer Correct answerdown down 27. Firefighters are usually the first people on the scene an accident. ofYour answer Correct answerof of 28. Im not sure if I can run in the race; Ive been of action for a long time. outYour answer Correct answerout out 29. Her room is a complete mess with clothes all the place. overYour answer Correct answerover over 30. If they can make it this difficult time, they should be able to move forward just fine. thoughYour answer Correct answerthough through Natural disasters such as earthquakes can cause (31) amounts of massivedamage. They cause people to lose their homes, their possessions, or even their lives. In a word, they can be downright (32) . However, after such disasters strike is often tragica time of unbelievable (33) and courage. Earthquakes and hurricanes braverymay cause the worst things to happen, but they also bring out the best in people. In 2005, one of the worst hurricanes in recent memory formed over the Gulf of Mexico and moved over the southeastern United States. Known as Hurricane Katrina, it was devastating for many major cities, especially New Orleans, and the people who lived there. While some people managed to (34) and find safety outside of the city, many did not. evacuateUnfortunately, they were left (35) when the floods filled the streets and homelessdrowned their houses. It is hard to use too many (36) words to describe Katrina. It was one of superlativethe worst storms in history. It caused the deaths of more than a thousand people. It displaced tens of thousands more. Still, there was an enormous (37) of people turnoutwho wanted to help. These people certainly deserve our (38) and admirationrespect. In the days following the storm, details of what happened were all over the news. There were hundreds of (39) from all over the world in New Orleans to cover the correspondentsstory. Between the journalists telling this story to the world and the thousands of ordinary people who wanted to help those affected by the storm, the lives of New Orleanss residents were made a little more (40) . humaneYour answer Correct answer(31) massive massive (32) tragic tragic (33) bravery bravery (34) evacuate evacuate (35) homeless homeless (36) superlative superlative (37) turnout turnout (38) admiration admiration (39) correspondents correspondents (40) humane humane Unit7. My parents always taught me to _ in the face of adversity. A. perseverance B. severe C. severance D. persevere 2. Could you please _ the plant so its not in front of the television? A. punctuate B. actuate C. situate D. fluctuate 3. The Prime Ministers speech will be remembered as one of the most _ speeches ever given. A. historic B. history C. historical D. historian 4. Shelley had the _ of being ahead of her time; she shouldve been born fifty years from now. A. fortune B. misfortune C. fortunate D. misfortunate 5. Mark can run a five-kilometre race pretty fast, but do you think he could _ that speed for an entire marathon? A. extend B. protect C. sustain D. prolong 6. If you _ David from the equation, do you still think his team could win the championship? A. detract B. distract C. protract D. subtract 7. She was, _, one of the smartest students Ive ever taught. A. incident B. incidence C. incidental D. incidentally 8. Do you think its just a _ that the car breaks down every time Sheila drives it? A. coincidence B. coincident C. coincidental D. coincidentally 9. My mother has _ memory she only remembers what she wants to remember. A. defective B. corrective C. selective D. elective 10. Its hard to believe how _ people are until you see the helplessness of a newborn baby. A. unlucky B. vulnerable C. insignificant D. functional 11. In order to make cookies, you need to _ together a lot of ingredients. A. merge B. blend C. mingle D. unite 12. His first novel was a failure, but his four _ books were instant bestsellers. A. successive B. preceding C. simultaneous D. subsequent 13. Ive never felt so _ as when I saw the Himalayas and looked up at Mount Qomolangma. A. insignificant B. vulnerable C. fortunate D. amazing 14. Dr Carter was _ a genius since no one else could replicate his work. A. evidently B. evident C. evidence D. evidential 15. Would you please turn off your cell phones for the _ of the flight? A. session B. preservation C. duration D. termination 16. My daughter has been sick and kept me awake for three _ nights. A. consecutive B. subsequent C. succeeding D. adjacent 17. William takes pride in his ability to _ his parents plans when he doesnt agree with them. A. frustrating B. frustration C. frustrate D. frustrated 18. Call the doctor! Nancy is _, and I dont know what to do! A. non-response B. non-responsible C. non-responding D. non-responsive 19. There is a high _ that we will get five inches of snow tonight. A. probability B. chance C. odds D. possibility 20. Robots are now a reality, but they still arent very _ to be useful. A. function B. functional C. functioning D. functionary Section B: Complete each sentence with a suitabl