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Question 1

If you know a word, you can ___ it clearly.

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A	define
B	makes
C	establish
D	theory

Question 2

The factory may cause damage to the ___.

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A	shirt
B	scene
C	environment
D	star

Question 3

The ___ in the state of California is growing fast.

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A	economy
B	card
C	paper
D	coin

Question 4

Before dying, he will ___ his wealth to his children.

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A	apply
B	challenge
C	distribute
D	relate

Question 5

The company will ___ a new business this year.

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A	network
B	play
C	occur
D	establish

Question 6

The train will ___ the station.

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A	drive
B	take
C	approach
D	escape

Question 7

He forgot the ___ during the test.

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A	formula
B	reaction
C	friend
D	address

Question 8

His monthly ___ is enough to pay his bills.

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A	worth
B	income
C	wallet
D	media

Question 9

The police have the ___ to check the records.

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A	proof
B	law
C	tape
D	authority

Question 10

She enjoyed the ___ of having good parents.

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A	benefit
B	reason
C	schedule
D	policy

Question 11

Each tool has a different ___.

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A	dream
B	function
C	philosophy
D	need

Question 12

I waited for him at the parking ___.

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A	area
B	home
C	program
D	ticket

Question 13

The students can ___ the problem.

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A	analyze
B	cancel
C	decline
D	persuade

Question 14

It is ___ that you don't know the answer.

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A	over
B	evident
C	late
D	soon

Question 15

Free information is ___ on the Internet.

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A	available
B	early
C	delicious
D	urgent

Question 16

The woman was asked to ___ the thief.

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A	credit
B	think
C	identify
D	run

Question 17

The actor's words were taken out of ___.

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A	context
B	generation
C	script
D	focus

Question 18

We ___ the damage caused by the flood is 1 million dollars.

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A	guess
B	display
C	mature
D	estimate

Question 19

The ___ of free speech is important in America.

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A	person
B	concept
C	revolution
D	book

Question 20

The country can ___ agricultural products to different parts of the world.

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A	output
B	export
C	create
D	feature

Question 21

Farm workers ___ about 1/10 (one tenth) of the population.

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A	inspect
B	specify
C	constitute
D	build

Question 22

His strong words will ___ further problems.

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A	contact
B	look
C	create
D	talk

Question 23

The test result was a ___ in the doctor's decision.

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A	thing
B	factor
C	thought
D	pain

Question 24

You should not just ___ that your answer is right.

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A	assume
B	approve
C	thank
D	chase

Question 25

We need to put the correct ___ in our system.

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A	data
B	monitor
C	utensil
D	computer

Question 26

The teacher will ___ your skills before the class.

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A	assess
B	silence
C	break
D	listen

Question 27

Martha can ___ great pleasure from listening to music.

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A	derive
B	set
C	pick
D	break

Question 28

The player signed a million dollar ___.

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A	career
B	rule
C	team
D	contract

Question 29

Lori knows about ___ and money matters.

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A	economy
B	finance
C	sleep
D	pocket

Question 30

Mary is a ___ student. She always gets good results.

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A	differentiate
B	consistent
C	pretty
D	final

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