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1. The car skidded to a halt after _______ its headlights smashed in the crash.
A. making B. letting C. having D. doing
2. There were no lifeboats on the ship because it was _______ to be unsinkable.
A. believed B. claimed C. told D. argued
3. He said that the plane had already left and that I _______ arrived an hour earlier.
A. must have B. had to C. should have D. was supposed to
4. You have to be rich to send a child to a private school because the fees are _______.
A. aeronautical B. astronomical C. astrological D. atmospherical
5. The mysterious case of the missing millionaire has become the _______ of considerable interest in the press over the last few weeks.
A. middle B. target C. pin-point D. focus
6. Try and _______ on the bright side — the worst may never happen!
A. see B. look C. think D. consider
7. It’s distressing to see small children _______ in the streets.
A. pleading B. imploring C. begging D. entreating
8. Conversations you strike up with traveling acquaintances usually tend to be _______.
A. imperative B. perverse C. insufficient D. trivial
9. Being described by the Americans as a homemaker seems infinitely preferable to being referred to as a(n) _______ housewife.
A. lone B. mere C. only D. sole
10. The small box _______ a tiny live terrapin.
A. contained B. comprised C. consisted of D. included
1. The car skidded to a halt after _______ its headlights smashed in the crash.
A. making B. letting C. having D. doing
2. There were no lifeboats on the ship because it was _______ to be unsinkable.
A. believed B. claimed C. told D. argued
3. He said that the plane had already left and that I _______ arrived an hour earlier.
A. must have B. had to C. should have D. was supposed to
4. You have to be rich to send a child to a private school because the fees are _______.
A. aeronautical B. astronomical C. astrological D. atmospherical
5. The mysterious case of the missing millionaire has become the _______ of considerable interest in the press over the last few weeks.
A. middle B. target C. pin-point D. focus
6. Try and _______ on the bright side — the worst may never happen!
A. see B. look C. think D. consider
7. It’s distressing to see small children _______ in the streets.
A. pleading B. imploring C. begging D. entreating
8. Conversations you strike up with traveling acquaintances usually tend to be _______.
A. imperative B. perverse C. insufficient D. trivial
9. Being described by the Americans as a homemaker seems infinitely preferable to being referred to as a(n) _______ housewife.
A. lone B. mere C. only D. sole
10. The small box _______ a tiny live terrapin.
A. contained B. comprised C. consisted of D. included