I didn’t go to work this moring. I stayed at home because of the morning rain.

A. thanks to

B. on account of

C. in spite of

D. in addition to

If petrol price go up any more, I shall have to use a bicycle.

A. develope

B. ascend

C. raise

D. increase

There were so many members of the political party who had gone against the leader that he resigned.

A. apposed

B. insisted

C. invited

D. opposed

His new yatch is certainly an ostentatious display of his wealth.

A. beautiful

B. showy

C. large

D. expensive

Victoria Holtand William Shakespeare are prolific writers.

A.   productive

B.   famous

C.   esteemed

D.   celebrated

The raccoon is a nocturnal animal.

A. harmless

B. night

C. marsupial

D. diurnal

Before the earthquake hit the area,many minor tremors were felt.

A. spasms

B. noises

C. vibrations

D. crumblings

Studies of climatology indicate that volcanic dust in the atmosphere may contribute to the onset of ice ages.

A. explain

B. insinuate

C. suggest

D. prove

In Benjamin Franklin's almanac, he warns against making hasty decisions.

A. expensive

B. unhealthy

C. firm

D. quick

In the 1776 pamphlet "Common Sense," Thomas Paine defended the cause of the American Revolution.

A. fought

B. championed

C. exposed

D.  believed

We watched as the plane disappeared behind the clouds.

A.  melted

B. escaped

C. vanished

D. perished

The museum dismissed the curator after some of the oldest paintings were damaged.

A. artist

B.  cleaner

C.  guard

D.  director

The use of lasers in surgery has become relatively commonplace in recent years.

A. absolutely

B. relevantly

C. almost

D. comparatively

Helen Keller, blind and deaf from an early age, developed her sense of smell so finely that she could identify friends by their personal odors.

A. classify

B. recognize

C. describe

D. communicate with

Adverse reviews in the New York press may greatly change the prospects of a new Broadway production.

A. subversive

B. additional

C. encouraging

D. unfavorable

The aircraft carrier is indispensable in naval operations against sea or shore based enemies.

A. unique

B. novel

C. exotic

D. vital

Scientists warn of the impending extinction of many species of plants and animals.

A. irrefutable

B. imminent

C. formidable

D. Absolute

In most countries, compulsory military service does not apply to women.

A. superior

B. mandatory

C. beneficial

D. constructive

The famous racehorse Secretariat had to be destroyed because of a painful, incurable hoof disease.

A. disabling

B. vexatious

C. dangerous

D. irreparable

I’ll take the new job whose salary is fantastic.

A. reasonable

B. acceptable

C. pretty high

D. wonderful

The teacher gave some suggestions on what could come out for the examination.

A. effects

B. symptoms

C. hints

D. demonstrations

He was asked to account for his presence at the scene of crime.

A. complain

B. exchange

C. explain

D. arrange

The 1908 Siberian meteorite explosion brought about considerable depletion of the northern hemisphere's ozone layer.

A. was caused by

B. resulted in

C. brought back

D. was initiated by

He was fired because of his misconduct at the office party.

A. mistake

B. impropriety

C. condition

D. singing

Many political radicals advocated that women should not be discriminated on the basic of their sex.

A. openly criticized

B. rightly claimed

C. publicly said

D. publicly supported

The real meaning of the poem was obscured by the pretentious language in which it was written.

A. exposed

B. apparent

C . hidden

D. shown

The whole village was wiped out in the bombing raids.

A. changed completely

B. cleaned well

C. destroyed completely

D. removed quickly

The situation seems to be changing minute by minute.

A. from time to time

B. time after time

C. again and again

D. very rapidly

Most of the school-leavers are sanguine about the idea of going to work and earning money.

A. fearsome

B. expected

C. excited

D. optimistic

He made one last futile effort to convince her and left home.

A. favorable

B. difficult

C. ineffectual

D. firm

It was inevitable that the smaller company should merge with the larger one.

A. vital

B. unnecessary

C. urgent

D. unavoidable

It was boiling yesterday. We have a very humid and dry summer this year.

A. very hot

B. cooking

C. dry

D. cooked

Perhaps more than anything else, it was onerous taxes that led to 'the Peasants' Revolt in England in 1381.

A multiple

B unjust

C burdensome

D infamous

We’ll have to use the restrooms on the next floor because the ones on this floor are not in working condition.

A. out of work

B. run out of

C. turn down

D. out of order

In spite of all the provocations, he maintained utmost patience.

A. inflicted

B. sustained

C. restrained

D. exercised

The suspected couple was taken away from the airport through a side entrance to the Police Station for interrogation.

A. whisked

B. rushed

C. guided

The abominable custom of women sacrificing themselves with the pyres of their dead husbands was abolished during the right of William Bentinck.

A. social

B. sacred

C. disgusting

D. moral

The Civil War in 1863 cut the United States into two nations - a southern Confederacy and a northern Union.

A. severed

B. acknowledged

C. integrated

D. alienated

It is very discourteous to intrude during someone's conversation.

A. find fault

B. disagree

C. be in the way

D. leave quickly

The secretary left after weeks of harassment by the manager of her department.

A. teasing

B. irritation

C. absence

D. goading