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1. John’s unsportsmanlike behavior caused him to be
ostracized by the other members of the country club.
A
(A) shunned
(B) excelled
(C) readmitted
(D) wavered
2. The boat went aground in the storm and regrettably all
of the passengers were not saved.
D
(A) sank
(B) docked
(C) reversed
(D) was wrecked
3. The chief executive was speaking conservatively when
he said that their profit this year would be over a billion.
C
(A) politely
(B) openly
(C) cautiously
(D) dramatically
4. A nuclear power plant gives off less radiation than a
granite structure of similar proportion, such as the Lincoln
Memorial.
D
(A) repels
(B) concentrates
(C) confines
(D) emits
5. Owners should be sure that their insurance will replace

all of their merchandise.
A
(A) Proprietors
(B) Tutors
(C) Benefactors
(D) Debtors
6. Cotton cloth has been found among the ruins left by
some early American Indians.
A
(A) fabric
(B) clothing
(C) tapestry
(D) thread
7. Mrs. Palmer was offended by the clerk’s mean remark.
B
(A) tasty
(B) nasty
(C) misty
(D) musty
8. After the war of 1847, the United States took New
Mexico and California.
D
(A) fret
(B) craved
(C) probed
(D) seized
9. The student tried to write concisely but was carried
away by his verbosity.
C
(A) hurriedly

(B) clearly
(C) succinctly
(D) intelligently
10. From the first, President Reagan’s avowed intention
was to change the course of the American economy.
D
(A) nature
(B) productivity
(C) uncertainly
(D) direction
11. The question of why prehistoric animals became
extinct has not been conclusively answered.
D
(A) predominantly
(B) extensively
(C) especially
(D) decisively
12. That area of the country is laced with large and often
dangerous rivers.
A
(A) criss-crossed
(B) decorated
(C) ornate
(D) diluted
13. The spy used a fictitious name while dealing with the
enemy.
B
(A) funny
(B) false
(C) real

(D) foreign
14. Migrant workers have difficulty finding steady
employment.
C
(A) midget
(B) diligent
(C) transient
(D) unmotivated
15. The atmosphere in the police chief’s office was electric
with contention.
A
(A) discord
(B) rejoicing
(C) weeping
(D) curiosity