1 |
When I was called upon to give an on-the-spot speech in class, I was so surprised that I stood up and recited nothing but gibberish. |
Nonsense
Lies
Clichés
Jokes
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2 |
Animals and humans use the evaporation of water to ......... heat that is absorbed from the sun or generated by metabolic activity and exercise. |
carry away
carry out
carry off
carry through
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3 |
An employee with 400 accrued sick leave hours at the end of the fiscal year will ......... into the new fiscal year360 hours of sick leave and 8 hours of additional annual leave. |
carry out
carry off
carry over
carry on
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4 |
America has been called the affluent society because of its abundance of goods and services |
Middle-class
Divided
Prosperous
Generous
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5 |
“Oh, dear! I have left _____ my purse _____ keys in the other bag,” said Sean. |
both…and
either…and
either…nor
neither…or
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6 |
“Would you like to have fruits _____ ice-cream for dessert?” the waitress asked us. |
for
as
but
or
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7 |
_____ the men _____ their supervisor is to be blamed for the mishap. |
Either…nor
Either…and
Neither…and
Neither…nor
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8 |
My Corvette’s voracious appetite for gasoline made me decide to trade it in for an economy car, the Chevette. |
Tiny
Huge
Sensational
Finicky
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9 |
He was told not to laugh at policemen. |
-ed
-ing
Infinitive
Past
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10 |
“Why is the baby crying?” “_____ she is hungry _____ her nappy needs changing.” |
Neither…nor
Either…or
Neither…and
Either…nor
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