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None of the zookeepers had expected the lion to turn against its
keeper and ______ him. |
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(A) |
mane |
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(B) |
main |
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(C) |
maim |
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(D) |
Maine |
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2. |
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I paid Mrs. Lopez a ______ about her Halloween costume as an
overworked employee. She told me it wasn't a disguise. |
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(A) |
compliment |
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(B) |
complacent |
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(C) |
complement |
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(D) |
complaisant |
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3. |
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"It is important that you ______ your sources when doing your
thesis," said the professor. |
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(A) |
side |
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(B) |
cite |
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(C) |
site |
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(D) |
sight |
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"I'm going over to give Mr. Tommy a ______ of my mind," said
Selena when she found her rose bush torn apart by Mr. Tommy's
dog. |
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(A) |
appease |
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(B) |
peace |
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(C) |
peas |
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(D) |
piece |
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They opened the back of the van and took out the ______ to put
backstage. |
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(A) |
loose |
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(B) |
lose |
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(C) |
lutes |
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(D) |
loots |
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She put on a ______ blue dress, an overcoat two shades too pale
and a hat that barely covered her eyes from the sun. |
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(A) |
playing |
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(B) |
plain |
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(C) |
plane |
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(D) |
paying |
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7. |
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Over the ______ of the seminar, James has come to understand the
finer details of direct sales marketing, thanks to the
professionals speaking at the event. |
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(A) |
course |
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(B) |
coarse |
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(C) |
cause |
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(D) |
curse |
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"I can't understand a single word he says. It's that blasted
_______ of his," said Lee of his sisters fiance. |
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(A) |
accept |
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(B) |
accent |
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(C) |
ascent |
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(D) |
except |
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When the doctor asked why Alex and his wife had yet to conceive
after trying for a year, he ______ to the state of their privacy
(or the lack of) while living with his in-laws. |
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(A) |
alluded |
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(B) |
eluded |
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(C) |
eloped |
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(D) |
aloud |
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10. |
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Kerry only had a ______ fever but it was his cough that was
cause for concern. |
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(A) |
might |
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(B) |
mite |
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(C) |
mild |
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(D) |
mile |
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