A. gather
B. accumulate
C.accelerate
D. assemble
2. This will enable the audience to sit in ________ while watching the shows.
A. comfort
B. rest
C.relax
D.cozy
3. Throughout the house, the views are a constant source of surprise and ________.
A. grief
B. pleasant
C. happy
D. delight
4. Imagination is sometimes more ________ than reality.
A. vivid
B. real
C. bright
D. rich
5. It is but a step from the ________ to the ridiculous.
A. interest
B. top
C. bottom
D. sublime
6. My educational _________ is simple: learning should be fun.
A. philosophy
B. psychology
C. physiology
D. physics
7. I chose to work abroad to improve my career ________.
A. future
B. path
C. prospect
D. expect
8. Meg stared at her ________ in the bedroom mirror.
A. shadow
B. reflection
C. figure
D. shape
9. Such technology, however, remains firmly in the ________ of science fantasy.
A. realm
B. region
C. direction
D. district
10. Long before I ever went there, Africa was alive in my ________.
A. image
B. imaginary
C. imaginative
D. imagination
11. As a member of the International Olympic Committee her fares and hotel ________ were paid by the IOC.
A. fees
B. allowances
C. expenses
D. money
12. If they were captured they wished to die, believing that they would go to ________.
A. parasite
B. paradise
C. paraphrase
D. paralyze
13. Have you ever read Jane Austin's ________ novel
Pride and Prejudice?
A. classical
B. class
C. classified
D. classic
14. She says that being with a ________ mate, one will naturally forget all the worries.
A. heart
B. spirit
C. soul
D. brain
15. For teenagers, pregnancies, alcoholism, drugs and ________ are all part of the same sad resume.
A. dropouts
B. drop-in
C. drop-off
D. drop-by
16. The teacher required that no books ________ all over the place in the study.
A. are scattered
B. be scattered
C. were scattered
D. have scattered
17. Herbs have been used for centuries to endow a whole range of foods ________ subtle flavors.
A. for
B. in
C. with
D. by
18. He ________ receive two specific compliments than twenty vague generalities.
A. should rather
B. would rather
C. would better
D. had rather
19. Orlando, a city in Florida, ________ for its main attraction, Magic Kingdom.
A. which is well known
B. is well known
C. well known
D. being well known
20. Jim is sorry ________ so impolite to your guest last Saturday.
A. to be
B. having been
C. being
D.to have been
