For each sentence, select the best answer from the choices given.
1. Several subjects backed out of their treatment.
a. recalled b. abandoned c. eliminated d. excised 2. He didn’t turn up at the designated meeting place. a. appear b. attend c. get discovered d. expose 3. The sensitivity of the equipment meant that we had to set it up with utmost care. a. elevate b. launch c. arrange d. introduce 4. The custodian would see to the security of the building. a. adjust b. arrange c. elevate d. recondition 5. James added up the number of affirmative responses. a. planned b. detailed c. recited d. calculated 6. The order was to call off the strike immediately. a. cancel b. annul c. void d. summon 7. He brought about his company’s collapse by his reckless spending. a. caused b. developed c. pioneered d. affected 8. He wanted to clear up some misconceptions. a. dissolve b. illuminate c. lift d. clarify 9. Lara’s paper has too many grammatical mistakes, meaning she couldn’t get her message across. a. define b. communicate c. unravel d. resolve 10. Isa and the other participants were happy to get the laborious questionnaire over with. a. amend b. complete c. expire d. realize 11. When deadlines approach, a student cannot let anything hold up the completion of an assignment. a. detain b. terminate c. delay d. derail 12. You did not let her down because she knows you did your best. a. disappoint b. deceive c. anger d. mock 13. The purpose of the literature review is find out what has been said on the topic. a. encounter b. divine c. discover d. debunk 14. The board of directors fell apart. a. dislodged b. degenerated c. perished d. disintegrated 15. Dieters often feel that they should totally get rid of high-fat and high-sugar foods. a. eliminate b. kill c. expel d. suspend 16. It will take some time for our newer coal mines to catch up with our older ones. a. equal b. strike c. overhaul d. chase 17. To print the name of an interviewee, an author must make sure of the interviewee’s consent. a. enfeeble b. ensure c. insure d. inject 18. A primary education system was set up throughout Ireland as early as 1831. a. located b. heightened c. established d. constructed 19. Thus, he should have looked into how the patient coped previously. a. examined b. scanned c. sifted d. audited 20. Because the subsection was not directly relevant to the rest of the paper, Randal had to cut it out. a. excise b. surcharge c. levy d. amputate 21. Sam carried out the research because Jimmy couldn’t find the time. a. insured b. executed c. repeated d. realized 22. Hendriks (2010) points out that such a study might be useful. a. alludes b. adverts c. explains d. defines 23. We asked the participants to make up a scenario in which they would be content. a. materialize b. complement c. assemble d. fabricate 24. He was let go after he was caught trying to steal money from the vault. a. retired b. fired c. exempted d. excepted 25. We could not pass up this opportunity to collaborate. a. misplace b. misspend c. forgo d. forget 26. Napoleon would not tolerate his generals holding out on him. a. killing b. checking on c. abstaining from d. hiding something from 27. Foucault’s writings still bear on contemporary thought about prison. a. influence b. force c. condense d. compress 28. Hannah had to come up with a way to isolate the variable. a. invent b. attain c. happen d. interpose 29. Sven tried everything, but he could not hold on to his youth. a. remain b. keep c. endure d. outlast 30. At the beginning of his speech, Finn found it necessary to touch on the circumstances of the event. a. attest b. herald c. import d. mention 31. The act of aggression called for immediate response. a. occasioned b. necessitated c. inquired d. lacked 32. The data shows various relationships that we had not picked up on. a. noticed b. entertained c. adopted d. audited 33. The witness left out a number of important details. a. forgot b. omitted c. stopped d. terminated 34. The large company bought out the smaller one. a. ransomed b. surrendered c. purchased d. persuaded 35. The company’s assets were bought up in the auction. a. ransomed b. surrendered c. purchased d. persuaded 36. Steve Jobs dropped out of college. a. quit b. ceased c. declined d. relinquished 37. They finally made up after years of bickering over social media. a. yielded b. resigned c. conversed d. reconciled 38. Practiced writers cut down on unnecessary adjectives and adverbs. a. eliminate b. reduce c. conserve d. sustain 39. Regretfully, the board must turn down a number of applicants every year. a. reject b. ignore c. miss d. double 40. We have a hypothesis, but we must look into other possible explanations for the phenomenon. a. censor b. research c. expect d. confront 41. This new state takes after its regional neighbors. a. seizes b. captures c. resembles d. understands 42. We need to go over the details of the report. a. review b. receive c. reiterate d. revise 43. In the darkness, he could not make out the size of the camp. a. recognize b. understand c. achieve d. manage 44. The outnumbered forces would not give up. a. return b. surrender c. abstain d. refuse 45. The students are trying to put together the data they have gathered. a. calculate b. synthesize c. produce d. build 46. The country will put up with a certain number of economic sanctions. a. applaud b. praise c. tolerate d. overlook 47. The common flu can be passed on through saliva. a. transmitted b. perished c. divulged d. revealed 48. The question is, should a citizen be able to count on its government to preserve free access to clean water? a. calculate b. trust c. admire d. secure 49. I call on the work of other contemporary thinkers. a. forget b. remember c. phone d. utilize 50. After a long pause for thought, he gave in to the demands. a. yielded b. forwarded c. despaired d. delivered
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