The teams manager, Eric Gorton has ____________ Nick Fenand in his squad for next month's qualifying

match against Liechtenstein des ite dou!ts ____________ the layers fitness" #" included $"a!out %" hos itali&ed$ !y '" (oined$ on )" remo*ed$" o*er E" re laced$ concerning The !est ans+er is #" Doubts by, on or over are not idiomatic ex ressions" The teams manager has done something despite doubts about the players fitness so it is logical that he included the layer in his squad" The #nasa&i, a ci*ili&ation that arose as early as ,-.. %', occu ied the region no+ __________ as the Four 'orners, +here /tah 'olorado, #ri&ona and Ne+ 0exico meet, for centuries" #" in*oked %" kno+n '" la!eled )" denoted E" assumed The !est ans+er is %" 'hoices #, ', ) and E cannot recede the re osition as. 1*er the ___________, different Ne+ 2ork neigh!orhoods ha*e layed ___________ to the cutting edge3 Green+ich 4illage in the ,5-.s, 6o7o in the ,58.s, the Lo+er East 6ide in the ,59.s" #" decades$ host %" centuries$ guest '" time$ games )" moments$ along E" +ay$ coy The !est ans+er is #" Host, games, along and coy can logically follo+ played, !ut not guest. :t is idiomatic to say over time, not over the time. Moments does not fit +ith the !road time s an indicated in the rest of the sentence" Way is illogical"

# ground!reaking exhi!ition is sho+casing :raq's rich roots in 0eso otamia, the region !et+een the Tigris and Eu hrates ri*ers that ga*e __________to the +orld's first ur!an ci*ili&ation some -,... years ago" #" su ort %" +ater '" floods )" !irth E" itself The !est ans+er is )" Gave birth is idiomatic" :t ties in +ith the mention of roots and the worlds first urban civilization. 1riginally, the ro(ect +as lanned to take at least ,- years, !ut effecti*e resource and technological ad*ances ha*e ________ the teams rogress" #" energi&ed %" ost oned '" accelerated )" deferred E" reduced The !est ans+er is '" The +ord but indicates that the ro(ect +ill not take as long lanned, therefore, it is logical that it +as accelerated" ;hen mortals died, +hether no!le or __________, they (oined <e on his nocturnal (ourney through the under+orld= __________ at da+n immortal, if all +ent +ell" #" ordinary$ occurred %" common$ emerging '" maudlin$ a eared )" im o*erished$ +oke E" domestic$ summoned The !est ans+er is %" ommon resents a contrast to no!le" !merging is in line +ith a (ourney through the underworld. To+ard the end of the ,>th century, some __________ e*ent forced the #nasa&i to __________ their houses and homeland and to mo*e south and east to+ard the <io Grande and the Little 'olorado <i*er"

#" seismic$ shift %" cataclysmic$ flee '" unfortunate$ desert )" disastrous$ mo*e E" calamitous$ re*isit The !est ans+er is %" "nfortunate is too +eak a +ord to descri!e such an e*ent" 'ataclysmic is a t" :n choices ) and E, move and revisit do not fit +ith the last clause of the sentence" # house and homeland cannot shift. Those __________ ancestors dou!tless found sticks hel ful for ointing out a direction, tracing a diagram in the dirt or __________ u a sla! of useful flint" #" decre it$ fixing %" faulty$ icking '" distant$ rying )" olden$ raise E" aged$ kee ing The !est ans+er is '" 'hoices # and E make the ancestors sound as though they +ere still ali*e" There is no reason for the ancestors to !e considered faulty. The second !lank must !e filled +ith a gerund ?@ing formA" Tony %enito and his sister, 0argarita %enito, face ,-@month (ail terms in %ritain on ________ of court charges after they __________ to a ear in court to testify a!out the family's assets" #" contem t$ failed %" misconduct$ refused '" rudeness$ agreed )" lo*e$ romised E" scorn$ s+ore The !est ans+er is #" The ex ression contempt of court is idiomatic" :t is logical that they +ould !e in contem t if they failed to appear. )es ite __________ rinted in ne+s a ers and !roadcast o*er the internet and on tele*ision, #mericans __________ to lose millions to internet con artists"

#" redictions$ erse*ere %" +arnings$" continue '" encouragement$ roceed )" cautions$ ersist E" signals$ incur The !est ans+er is %" The +ord despite signals that there is a contradiction in the t+o arts of the sentence +hich rules out '" ontinue to# is idiomatic, +hereas persevere, persist and incur cannot !e follo+ed !y to. Federal data sho+ that the num!er of citi&ens recei*ing +elfare __________ again last year e*en though an economic slo+do+n ushed more eo le into __________" #" rescinded$ !eggary %" reduced$ affluence '" (um ed$ su!ser*ience )" tri led$ au erism E" declined $ o*erty The !est ans+er is E" !ven though signals that there is a contrast from one art of the sentence to another" 'hoice E ro*ides for the a ro riate contrast" #n economic slowdown cannot ush eo le into affluence or subservience. Georgia's teachers recei*ed the third largest salary hike in the country last year !ut still did not mo*e u in national __________" #" com etition %" readings '" ranting )" ratings E" rankings The !est ans+er is E" There is no national competition for salaries" 'hoice % and ' are irrele*ant" $atings are usually a lied to a su!(ecti*e quality, not a fact" )es ite signs of a truce, the countrys dilemma remains, should they let the north country remain __________ or should they __________ it" #" autonomous""" conquer %" free$ self@go*erning

'" inde endent$ se arated )" quelled$ annexed E" su!ordinate$ su!ser*ient The !est ans+er is #" The +ord or in the sentence signals that +hat is on either side of the +ord must !e different o tions" 1nly # resents t+o different o tions" #s the last __________ slice of #tlantic coastal lain !ordering the continent's *ast equatorial rain forests, the region, kno+n as the Gam!a 'om lex, is a !iologically __________ mosaic of forests, sa*annas, lagoons, lakes and !eaches that, until recently, +as *irtually unkno+n to science" #" underde*elo ed$ luxuriant %" uncharted$ !roken '" examined$ lentiful )" unde*elo ed$ rich E" ex lored$ a!ounding The !est ans+er is )" 'hoices ' and E are unidiomatic follo+ing last. %ro&en mosaic is illogical as a descri tion of forests etc" 0r" 0iller has ex ressed his ho e that the ro(ect can __________ su ort for conser*ing the 6il*erson ;ildlife 'om lex" #" raise %" rally '" mount )" foster E" !ooster The !est ans+er is %" 'o rally support is an idiomatic ex ression" The term conser*ationist had !een defined !y some as a erson +ho !elie*es that the natural +orld is endlessly __________ and !eautiful, and therefore as much of it as ossi!le should !e __________" #" irrational$ reser*ed %" a!horrent$ sal*aged '" fascinating$ sa*ed )" exhilarati*e$ romoted E" a ealing$ distinguished

The !est ans+er is '" %ecause the !lank a ears !efore and beautiful, one can ex ect it to !e filled +ith something ositi*e" The and therefore indicates that the second !lank should also !e ositi*e" 1nly ', ) and E ha*e t+o ositi*e choices, and of them only contains t+o +ords that are a ro riate to descri!e the natural +orld" __________ tem orary o+er lines and data ca!les, huddled around la to s and editing equi ment, (ournalists and technicians +ere __________ out ne+s to many out osts" #" #mong$ !urning %" #lthough$ turning '" /sing$ tossing )" )es ite$ +riting E" #mid$ churning The !est ans+er is E" (lthough and despite must recede clauses, not noun hrases" (mid and among are !oth reasona!le choices" hurning out, ho+e*er, is idiomatic +hile burning out, is not" The country is a regional __________, an a!solute !ut highly dynamic monarchy that has created an economic __________ out of little more than *ision, geogra hy and +ill" #" anomaly$ o+erhouse %" synchronicity$ giant '" incongruity$ d+arf )" aradox$ de endency E" discre ancy$ o+er The !est ans+er is #" )ynchronicity and discrepancy ha*e to relate to t+o or more things ?i"e" a discre ancy !et+een x and yA" That is not the case here" *ut of little more indicates that something +as made out of next to nothing, +hich is only remarka!le if +hat +as created +as ositi*e, such as an economic powerhouse. <ug!y is still largely an __________ s ort in Georgia, !ut in its traditional __________ of England, France, Ne+ Bealand, #ustralia and 6outh #frica it has, since turning rofessional in ,55-, !ecome a multi@!illion@dollar industry"

#" *oluntary$ home %" master$ *icinity '" im ermea!le$ )" failed$ locality E" amateur$ !astions The !est ans+er is E" The +ord amateur is a logical choice after but# since turning professional. %astion is an a ro riate +ord to descri!e +here the s ort is traditionally layed" :n addition to huge gas __________, the 'as ian sea may hold as much as C.. !illion !arrels of oil, reser*es second only to those of the Dersian Gulf" #" tanks %" quotas '" canisters )" su lies E" de osits The !est ans+er is E" # sea can only hold de osits, not any of the other o tions" /nion leaders __________ !osses of allo+ing aramilitaries access to the lants to __________ graffiti on the +alls and intimidate +orkers" #" con*icted$ inscri!e %" accused$ scra+l '" !lamed$ etch )" incriminated$ +rite E" denoted$ scri!!le The !est ans+er is %" 1nly accuse and convicted can !e follo+ed !y of . +nscribe has a ositi*e connotation +hich is ina ro riate" 4ery quickly the nati*e 'alifornians +ere o*er+helmed !y eo le of all __________, coming from all __________ @@ !y +agon train from 'ouncil %luffs, :o+a, !y horse!ack from ranchos to the south, !y shi from 'hina" #" destinations$ *ehicles

%" nationalities$ countries '" u !ringings$ interests )" !ackgrounds$ directions E" denominations$ sectors The !est ans+er is )" :t is incorrect to use of +ith destinations. ,ationalities is incorrect !ecause only one nationality is mentioned" 1f choices ', ) and E, directions makes the most sense in light of +hat follo+s" #irs an #irlines long and __________ search for a artner finally __________ last +eek +hen the !ankru t )utch airline agreed to merge +ith #irlex" #" arduous$ ended %" extended$ concluded '" (oyous$ consigned )" fortuitous$ sto ed E" la!orious$ roceeded The !est ans+er is #" 6ince the first !lank comes after long and# +e can assume it +ill !e something that +ill not !e a contradiction" This rules out -oyous and fortuitous. The second !lank follo+s finally. :t is logical that the search ended, and the information is gi*en in the last art of the sentence" Thought the negotiators are trying to finali&e a less ex ensi*e __________ !enefit lan, they are considering charging __________ eo le higher remiums" #" health $ +ealthy %" +ealth$ distinguished '" safety$ ros erous )" ayoff$ a!undant E" fitness$ cogniti*e The !est ans+er is #" Health benefit plan is the only ex ression +hich is idiomatic and logical" 1nly wealthy makes logical sense" 'a!le+ise 6ystems officially rolled out its national high@definition satellite ser*ice, E%oom, in a !et that the ca!le o erator can __________ into a !urgeoning segment of the tele*ision@*ie+ing community that is ex ected to __________ high@definition tele*ision sets"

#" turn$ reser*e %" dredge$ a!use '" float$ !orro+ )" ta $ o+n E" ierce$ dictate The !est ans+er is )" 'ap into is idiomatic and makes sense in the context of the sentence" ;hile borrow and reserve are ossi!le grammatically, own makes the most sense" Looking to ex and its foothold o*erseas, '6' has urchased a ma(ority stake in Germany's leading tele*ision ne+s agency, gi*ing the /"6" !roadcaster __________ of a leading channel in the German tele*ision __________" #" control$ market %" art $ em orium '" des eration$ consortium )" domination$ s ace E" o+er$ fringe The !est ans+er is #" The term giving control can !e follo+ed !y of +hereas desperation, domination and power cannot" ;hile the +ord emporium means a!out the same as mar&et, it is not used in this sort of figurati*e context" 0ore than 9. schools ha*e !een __________, +ith similar reha!ilitation +orks in rogress or in the final stages of __________" #" achie*ed$ configuration %" (ointed$ formulation '" ended$ s onsorshi )" finished$ re roduction E" com leted$ lanning The !est ans+er is E" # school can !e finished or completed, !ut not achieved, -ointed or ended. +n the final stages of planning is more logical and is idiomatic" Deo le and rhinoceroses refer similar ha!itat !ut don't mix *ery +ell, +hich is one reason

rhinoceroses ha*e almost __________ from the earth" #" *anished %" extinguished '" flourished )" stum!led E" a!dicated The !est ans+er is #" 'hoice % and E cannot !e a lied to an animal" 'hoice ' and ) cannot !e follo+ed !y from the earth. 6cientists ha*e __________ a !right ur le, !loated frog in southern :ndia that is so unique it merits the esta!lishment of not only a ne+ __________ !ut also a ne+ family" #" unco*ered$ to ic %" alle*iated$ genus '" disco*ered$ s ecies )" disseminated$ distur!ance E" distinguished$ categori&ation The !est ans+er is '" # frog cannot !e alleviated or disseminated. )pecies logically com letes not only# ...., but also a new family. 0ost heart attacks occur +hen a !lood clot __________ off one of the coronary arteries that __________ !lood to the heart muscle itself" #" !locks$ fosters %" sto s$ um s '" halts$ su lies )" closes$ feed E" o!structs$ resages The !est ans+er is )" loses off is idiomatic" 1ne can feed, pump or supply blood to the heart, !ut not foster or presage. :n this era of managed nursing care, 6mith continues to __________ a kind of medicine that most eo le assume nearly *anished, !ringing to their rounds tenderness and rofound __________" #" artici ate$ caring %" condone$ a!horrence

'" dis arage$ sua!ility )" ractice$ com etence E" engage$ anti athy The !est ans+er is )" 'o practice medicine is idiomatic" The second !lank must !e a ositi*e item" Dsychiatrists, medical doctors and __________ ha*e used hy nosis for more than t+o centuries to treat __________ and illness" #" thera ists$ !liss %" sychologists$ ain '" catalysts$ suffering )" hysicians$ discomfort E" hysicists$ torment The !est ans+er is %" /hysicians is redundant" atalysts and physicists are illogical choices" %liss is an illogical choice for the second !lank" :n each __________, scanners detected increased !lood __________ in rele*ant arts of the !rains of hy noti&ed su!(ects +ho +ere ut through color and ain tests" #" case$ flo+ %" instance$ stain '" lace$ o+der )" osition$ current E" testament$ stream The !est ans+er is #" 1nly choice # and % are logical for the first !lank" %lood stain is does not make sense after the +ord increased" __________ to the FscienceF of hrenology, an indi*idual's character and a!ilities could !e deduced from the si&e and __________ of *arious !um s on the head" #" 'orres onding$ tension %" %ased$ texture '" 6u osing$ hardness )" #ccording$ sha e E" 'onfigured$ form

The !est ans+er is )" %ased and (ccording are the only logical choices for the first !lank, !ut %ased cannot !e follo+ed !y to. #lso, +hile any of the choice could feasi!ly fit in the second !lank, size and shape is an idiomatic ex ression" The +orld's most rolific aircraft !uilder's commercial __________ is struggling in the +orst a*iation do+nturn in history and has __________ off >-,-G. of its 5>,... +orkers since ,555" #" %" '" )" E" sector$ aid art$ sent di*ision $ laid +ard$ !ought de artment$ caught

The !est ans+er is '" ;ard is used to refer to art of a hos itcal" Dart is too general" # !usiness does not ha*e sectors" 6ince there has !een a do+nturn, it is logical that the +orkers ha*e !een laid off" 6ince he had __________ o*er the com any from his father only a year !efore, he !lamed himself for destroying a !usiness relationshi his father s ent se*enteen years __________ " #" resided$ culti*ating %" ho*ered$ de*elo ing '" ruled$ crushing )" relinquished$ taking E" taken$ !uilding The !est ans+er is E" ;hile presided, hovered and ruled are all suita!le !efore over, only ta&en over# makes sense coming !efore from his father. 6a**y leaders kno+ that there is no single ma for __________ leadershi = the rules change de ending on +hom you are guiding and the __________ around you" #" altruistic$ contradictions %" effecti*e$ conditions '" successful$ nati*es )" a!ysmal$ situation E" to ical$ criteria The !est ans+er is %" %ecause the sentence starts +ith )avvy leaders, the first !lank must !e something ositi*e, as in choices #, % and '" 1f

the three, conditions is the most logical choice" # *oluntary school drug@testing __________ ro osed !y the mayor and school su erintendent __________ make this crime@ lagued city the first to ex eriment +ith this a roach" #" test $ should %" rogram $ +ould '" study$ can )" class$ +ill E" in*estigation$ ought to The !est ans+er is %" %ecause the drug@ testing is (ust ro osed, i"e" only a ossi!ility, the second !lank should !e filled +ith would" __________ +e !ought equi ment at the end of last year !ut +eren't !illed until C..>, +e had to include it on this year's !ooks" #" %ecause %" )es ite '" 6o )" ;hereas E" #fter The !est ans+er is #" 1nly choice # is grammatical and creates a logical connection !et+een the t+o arts of the sentence" For the first time in >9 years, Essex Dackaging has __________ an un rofita!le quarter" #" understood %" managed '" handled )" ex erienced E" related The !est ans+er is )" 6emantically, the +ord e0perienced is the most logical choice" The ro osed random testing lan has !rought a de!ate to 4irginia that +as already __________ in national olitical __________ " #" intense$ o inions

%" flouncing$ rings '" floundering$ grou s )" talking$ arties E" raging $ circles The !est ans+er is E" # de!ate can !e said to !e raging, !ut not flouncing, floundering or tal&ing. /olitical circles is idiomatic" 'hoice # is incorrect !ecause a de!ate cannot !e intense in a olitical o inion" The go*ernor has shied from taking a osition on the issue, !ut the 'i*il Li!erties /nion said it +ould acti*ely __________ any rogram that forced inmates to sign the __________ " #" su ort$ interface %" challenge $ document '" reflect$ text )" sustain$ certification E" re*ere$ etition The !est ans+er is %" The +ord but makes it clear that +hat the /nion does is different from +hat the go*ernor has done" )upport and challenge are !oth suita!le o tions, ho+e*er, one does not sign an interface. 6canners ha*e long !een neglected !y the designers of the D' +orld H __________ !oxes that take u far too __________ s ace on the deskto " #" sleek$ many %" ornamental$ little '" clumsy$ fe+ )" clunky$ much E" !lusterous$ numerous The !est ans+er is )" 6ince designers ha*e neglected scanners, one ex ects them to !e descri!ed in negati*e term, such as clumsy or clun&y. 1f the ossi!ilities for the second !lank, only little and much are grammatical suita!le +ith a non@counta!le noun such as space" The lan is ro*ing o ular, if __________ , in Ne+ %edford, +here it +as originally suggested to Iramer at a __________ of faith@!ased organi&ations earlier this month" #" trendy$ assem!ly

%" +ides read$ o ortunity '" contro*ersial $ forum )" cum!ersome$ dis ersal E" re*alent$ summit The !est ans+er is '" %ecause of the +ord if, the first !lank must contrast +ith popular. ontroversial and cumbersome ro*ide a suita!le contrast" Dispersal is illogical" 0iller un*eiled his __________ research lan to the committee last Tuesday= he ex ects to ha*e a final lan ready for a __________ !y January" #" reliminary $ *ote %" luminous$ rinting '" concluding$ decision )" definiti*e$ (udgment E" ultimate$*erdict The !est ans+er is #" /reliminary research plan is logical since it contrasts logically +ith the final plan. 7ad the attem t to increase sales succeeded, Fox +ould ha*e had __________ to !elie*e the Forester Dlan could set similar __________ " #" cause $ ta!les %" foundation$ traditions '" under inning$ tri!unals )" reason $ records E" keystone$ *erifications The !est ans+er is )" ause and reason fit in the first !lank, !ut reason to believe is an idiomatic ex ression" 6imilarly, to set records is idiomatic" The (oint go*ernment +e! site +as s ecially created to educate small firms __________ their +age and __________ re orting res onsi!ilities" #" a!out $ tax %" on$ refund '" concerning$ salary )" a ro os$ earnings E" in$ income

The !est ans+er is #" 'o educate someone about something is idiomatic" 6ince the second !lank comes after wage and# the !lank +ill most likely !e filled +ith something similar to +ages" )alary and earnings, ho+e*er, mean the same thing as +age, and are therefore illogical choices" # solid __________ of #mericans say they +ant 'ongress to legali&e the im ortation of lo+er@ riced medicines from 'anada and Euro e, and +ould !e +illing to ay higher taxes to ro*ide rescri tion drug !enefits to __________ citi&ens" #" minority$ decre it %" faction$ old '" ma(ority$ senior )" lo!!y$ elderly E" fifty ercent$ su erfluous The !est ans+er is '" The first !lank comes after the ad(ecti*e solid. :t +ould !e unusual to use solid to descri!e a minority, faction or lobby. *ld and elderly make sense, !ut only senior citizens is idiomatic" 1n # ril ,-, 6angers :nternational, a __________ mainstay here for ,,C years, told its >.. em loyees to sto +ork mid@shift !ecause it +as __________ do+n" #" factious $ closing %" manufacturing $ shutting '" economic $ slogging )" economical$ trai sing E" mechani&ed$ ulling The !est ans+er is %" 1nly closing down and shutting down are idiomatic and logical" Factious does not make sense in the context of the sentence" :n talks on this tri , the rime minister has tried, +ithout much __________ , to ersuade foreign leaders to sto +eakening their __________ against the dollar" #" gratification$ money %" accom lishment$ !illfolds

'" accom animent$ exchange )" *oracity$ tender E" success $ currencies The !est ans+er is E" The first !lank, +hich a ears in a arenthetical ex ression, logically qualifies the ex ression the minister has tried. urrencies is the only choice +hich can logically !e com ared to the dollar. # +eek@long in*estigation !egan yesterday in Florida, +ith __________ s eculation on the cause of the crash centering on damage to the lanes right +ing" #" final %" momentary '" initial )" middling E" definiti*e The !est ans+er is '" 6ince it is the first day of an in*estigation that is scheduled to last a +eek, it makes sense that the s eculation +as called initial. __________ its high concentration of family@ o+ned manufacturing firms, dating !ack to the late ,9..s, %lendens Furniture is accustomed to the u s and do+ns of the !usiness __________ " #" 7a*ing$ hase %" ;ith $ cycle '" )ue to$ rotation )" 1+ning$ sequence E" 1*erseeing$ disarray The !est ans+er is %" Having and owning at the !eginning of a sentence cannot recede its. For the second !lank, cycle is the !est choice for something descri!ed as ha*ing ups and downs. Last +eek, Texitron, an #merican firm +ith factories in K. countries, __________ it +as closing t+o more lants, __________ the num!er of Texitron (o!s lost to ,,.>. this year"

#" determined$ setting %" decided$ deranging '" roclaimed$ utting )" announced $ !ringing E" alerted$ raising The !est ans+er is )" 'hoice %, ' and ) can fit in the first !lank" 7o+e*er, only bringing the number to# is idiomatic" :n true entre reneurial style, Ielly has turned the o ular !ook into a __________ glo!al !usiness of !ooks, games, and *ideos that teach the __________ of financial freedom that he used to !uild his fortune" #" flourishing$ +him %" star*ing$ tenet '" skulking$ dogma )" thri*ing $ rinci les E" edestrian$ ideas The !est ans+er is )" 6ince it +as done in entrepreneurial style, one +ould assume that +hat Ielly did +as successful" 1lourishing and starving are, therefore, a t" For the second !lank, principles is a much !etter choice since one does not teach a +him" ;ith its ersonal touches, including t+ice@daily housekee ing and round@the@clock concierge ser*ice, the hotel has a delightful your@+ish@is@ our@command air a!out the lace, +ithout the __________ you might find __________ " #" ornamentation$ some+here else %" stuffiness $ else+here '" artifacts$ missing )" dankness$ !eyond E" insu!ordination$ a+ay The !est ans+er is '" The sentence is raising the hotel so one +ould ex ect that the hotel +ould !e without something negati*e" +nsubordination can only !e used to descri!e a erson" Dan&ness and stuffiness are a ro riate choice for the first !lank, !ut beyond is not a logical choice for the second !lank" 4erton executi*es challenged the +e! site tactic, ___________ that if customers s+itched, the

___________ +ould lose re*enues and the *ery (o!s the union +as trying to rotect" #" arguing $ com any %" argued$ firm '" roclaiming$ em loyee )" stated$ +orker E" questioning$ staff mem!er The !est ans+er is #" # gerund form, such as arguing, proclaiming or 2uestioning is needed to fill the first !lank" 3uestioning cannot recede that. 1ne uses the +ord revenue to talk a!out the income of a com any, not that of indi*iduals" ___________ an increase in attacks on the existing technology, Netfix said that it +ould release features across its line of net+ork fire+all roducts" #" 0entioning$ %" Talking$ '" 'om!ining$ )" 'iting $ E" Toting$ The !est ans+er is )" Mentioning is too casual" 'al&ing cannot recede an increase#. ombining and toting are illogical" :ts ___________ includes such treasures as +o*en funerary shoes from a royal tom! in ancient The!es and a rare air of :nuit !oots ___________ of eider skin" #" com ilation$ done %" collection$ made '" set$ re ared )" ile$ sha ed E" stock$ fashioned The !est ans+er is %" ompilation cannot !e a ro riately a lied to shoes" # pile or stoc& cannot include items" 1nly made can go !efore of" There is gro+ing ___________ that a child's earliest ex eriences ha*e a more ___________ and long@lasting effect on

su!sequent health than had !een re*iously thought" #" testimony$ significant %" thought$ transitory '" s urt$ o!sequious )" reflection$ eacea!le E" e*idence $ o+erful The !est ans+er is E" Growing evidence is idiomatic" 6omething that does not contradict long4lasting, such as powerful, is needed to fill the second !lank" Follo+ing years of generous stock o tions, cor orate (ets and other ___________, !oards are ___________ their !elts +hen it comes to executi*e ay" #" erks$ %" lia!ilities$ '" !enefits $ tightening )" encum!rances$ E" ros erity$ The !est ans+er is '" Generous stoc& options and corporate -ets +ould likely !e descri!ed as something ositi*e, such as a per& or a benefit. 'o tighten ones belt is an idiomatic ex ression" The ___________ of ta dance can !e traced to the ante!ellum 6outh +hen #frican@#merican sla*es, ade t at co ying :rish (igs and Lancashire clogging, im ro*ised and em!ellished those dances +ith their o+n ___________ and mo*ements" #" origins $ rhythms %" account$ feelings '" !irth$ a athy )" *ersion$ a+areness E" chronicle$ com!o The !est ans+er is #" 1nly an origin or a birth can !e traced. # dance can !e em!ellished +ith a rhythm, not +ith apathy. The federal and ro*incial go*ernments launched the National 'hildren's #genda six years ago to +ork ___________ eliminating child o*erty, yet rogress is ___________"

#" +ith$ exclusi*e %" on$ indefina!le '" a!out$ ethereal )" to+ard $ elusi*e E" near$ intangi!le The !est ans+er is )" !liminating child poverty is a goal, thus toward is the !est choice" The +ord yet indicates that the goal has not !een reach, thus elusive is a t" 6tarted in ,55> !y the 'ultural 'ouncil to ___________ the city's do+nto+n neigh!orhoods, the festi*al ___________ artists and acro!ats, magicians and stilt +alkers from as far a+ay as 6 ain and 'hina" #" indicate$ romotes %" cele!rate $ sho+cases '" su!stantiate$ singles out )" commemorate$ exonerates E" honor$ exem lifies The !est ans+er is %" elebrate is the most a ro riate *er! to descri!e a festi*al +ith artists, acro!ats, magicians and stilt +alkers" )howcases is a ro riate for things !eing sho+n to the u!lic" The Thornhill high+ay carries any+here from C-,... to a!out -.,... ___________ a day de ending on the section of road, +ith the count ___________ G.,... in some ur!ani&ed areas" #" trans ortation$ reaching %" tri s$ a*eraging '" *ehicles $ to ing )" automo!iles$ arri*ing E" *oyages$ recording The !est ans+er is '" # high+ay can carry vehicles or automobiles, !ut none of the other o tions" 'hoice ) is incorrect !ecause arriving +ould ha*e to !e follo+ed !y at. The u!lic attention it generates could hel lay the ___________ for the kind of national consensus needed to !ring su!stantial reform to health@care deli*ery" #" ground+ork

%" !eginning '" !asis )" center E" origin The !est ans+er is #" 'o lay the groundwor& for 0# is idiomatic" The im ro*ed sales +ere largely the result of a C,">L increase in unit *olume, !ut a ,C",L ___________ in a*erage selling ___________ negati*ely im acted results" #" lummet$ strategy %" augmentation$ cost '" certification$ charge )" dro $ rice E" increase $ outlay The !est ans+er is )" The +ord but signals that the second art of the sentence +ill contrast +ith the first art, therefore, the first !lank should !e filled +ith an antonym of increase, such as drop" )elling cannot !e used as an ad(ecti*e to descri!e any of the choices other than price. 4irginia has not taken any com rehensi*e ___________ on trans ortation funding since ___________ the sales tax a half@cent in ,59G" #" heart$ increasing %" modification$ ad(usting '" sha e$ mo*ing )" action $ raising E" amendment$ hea*ing The !est ans+er is )" 'o ta&e amendment and to ta&e shape are not idiomatic" 'o ta&e heart, to ta&e shape, and to ta&e action are idiomatic, !ut only choice ) fits the meaning of the sentence" To memoriali&e their lo*ed ones, the ___________ are increasingly turning to ersonali&ation, and those in the funeral !usiness are res onding to the ___________ +ith a *ariety of tasteful customi&ed roducts" #" lonely$ lea %" !erea*ed $ demand '" mourners$ task )" destitute$ endo+ment E" next@of@kin$ ultimatum

The !est ans+er is %" #ny of the choices could feasi!ly fill in the first !lank, !ut !erea*ed is the most logical !ecause it refers to eo le +ho memorialize their loved ones. ;hile su orting u!licly funded health care, )r" <o!erts, resident of the National 1rtho edic #ssociation, ho es the case ___________ much needed de!ate" #" makes %" quells '" stirs )" agitates E" re resses The !est ans+er is '" 6ince de!ate is much@ needed, the !lank should !e filled +ith a +ord that +ill romote de!ate, such as stirs. 0any athletes and cele!rities demand ayment for their signatures, and eo le are ___________ u to ay the rice" #" lining %" folding '" taking )" cracking E" gi*ing The !est ans+er is #" 5ining up is !oth idiomatic and logical" The o*ernight train from London to Edin!urgh +as an ex erience that reminded me ho+ exciting that mode of ___________ can !e, !ut ho+ our fast@ aced li*es rarely ___________ the luxury of time to en(oy it" #" trans ortation$ condone %" ad*enture$ allo+ '" mo*ement$ ermit )" shifting$ suffice E" tra*el$ afford The !est ans+er is E" 1nly mode of transportation and mode of travel are idiomatic and logical" The +ord afford, used in the sense of allow, fits the context of the sentence"

0ardex recently launched a line of !road!and home net+orking roducts, ___________ +ireless !ase stations and a fi*e@ ort hu!, ___________ targeting the home and home !usiness" #" enclosing$ each %" including$ !oth '" attaching$ none )" containing$ all E" enfolding$ some The !est ans+er is %" # line of roducts can logically !e said to include certain items" %oth is the logical choice to refer to t+o items" ;hile smoking has declined steadily in 'anada since ,5G-, the ___________ has not held true for girls and younger ___________" #" inclination$ eo le %" tendency$ children '" slo e$ folk )" trend $ +omen E" grade$ teenagers The !est ans+er is )" 'endency and trend are !oth a ro riate choices, ho+e*er, women is more a ro riate than children. 6oung children is a grou that +ould resuma!ly include girls" James 'olin has ___________ his sound on numerous occasions throughout his career @@ all the +hile ___________ a contem orary tone" #" retuned$ reser*ing %" re*am ed $ maintaining '" e*ol*ed$ u holding )" fa!ricated$ sustaining E" metamor hosed$ com osing The !est ans+er is %" 'hoice ', ) and E cannot fill the first !lank !ecause they are intransiti*e *er!s" $etuned can !e a lied to an instrument, not a sound" Long +aiting ___________, it seems, ha*e !ecome a defining element of the heath@care system= and no+here is it ___________ than in ortho edic surgery"

#" days$ more %" times $ sha!!ier '" s ots$ !etter )" eriods$ +orse E" eras$ greater The !est ans+er is )" Waiting periods is idiomatic" The first art of the sentence discusses something !ad ?long +aitsA" The second art of the sentence says that it has !ecome more ronounced, thus worse is suita!le" #t age 9K, he is #merica's most listened@to radio ___________, and a ten million dollar@ a@year ___________ +ill kee him !usy into his 5.s" #" anchor$ act %" announcer$ indenture '" ersonality$ treaty )" !roadcaster$ contract E" du licator$ agreement The !est ans+er is )" 'hoices %, ' and ) are suita!le to fill the first !lank" ontract is the only noun that can !e used to refer to a +ork agreement" :n a fascinating !ook, science ___________ 6arah 7elm ___________ there is far more to moths than meets the eye" #" scri!!ler$ ex oses %" +riter $ re*eals '" da!!ler$ tells )" author$ thinks E" syco hant$ discloses The !est ans+er is %" 1nly choices % and ) can fill the first !lank" #ll the choices to fill the second !lank !esides reveals cannot recede a com lete clause" Founded in ,58G, the %en(amin Franklin Literary M 0edical 6ociety has !ecome a leading ___________ of information on health and medicine for the general ___________"

#" source $ u!lic %" +ell$ citi&enry '" scourge$ o ulous )" font$ community E" resource$ ci*ilians The !est ans+er is #" )ource of information is idiomatic, as is general public. The credi!ility of 'he !vening Guardian has made it a *alua!le ___________ for reaching medical consumers and for hel ing medical researchers o!tain family ___________" #" means $ histories %" *iaduct$ records '" tool$ kinshi )" transducer$ ast E" affiliate$ associations The !est ans+er is #" %oth means and tool are acce ta!le, !ut means is more a ro riate" Tool is generally used to refer to a tangi!le o!(ect" 1amily history is idiomatic in a medical context" 6ix years ago this ___________, #sian leaders met in cold, rainy 4ancou*er to discuss the region's +orsening financial ___________" #" time $ calamity %" moment$ distress '" +eek $ crisis )" today$ tragedy E" day$ emergency The !est ans+er is '" 1nly wee& can !e used for the first !lank" 'hoice # and % do not make sense" 'oday and day cannot follo+ this. Medical "pdate, a monthly ne+sletter that re orts on e idemiological sur*eys and other ___________ of the society, is ___________ !y this di*ision" #" doings$ disordered %" e isodes$ ut out '" !outs$ disseminated )" acti*ities $ u!lished E" segments$ assem!led

The !est ans+er is )" The first !lank must !e filled !y something of +hich surveys can !e considered an exam le, such as activities. #lso, a re ort !eing published is logical" # (udge ___________ an #ri&ona +oman to G. days home detention for interce ting her hus!and's ex@+ife's e@mail, saying the enalty is a +arning to others +ho might !e tem ted to do ___________" #" ordered$ so %" declared$ such '" sentenced $ the same )" segregated$ as +ell E" mediated$ similar The !est ans+er is '" 1nly ordered and sentenced can !e follo+ed +ith $to 78 days#. 'he same has a much clearer referent than so. :n the maga&ine, national health sur*eys are taken to ___________ current research on to ics such as cancer, dia!etes, high !lood ressure, heart disease, and !i olar disorder" #" roliferate %" ro agate '" distance )" further E" dissect The !est ans+er is )" 'o further research, meaning to ad*ance it, is idiomatic" 1utside the courtroom, the lanky ___________ told T4 cameras he no+ ho ed to get a (o! as a com uter security ___________ or rogrammer" #" gentleman$ ersonnel %" teenager $ consultant '" cha $ resource )" constituent$ com etitor E" adolescent$ layer The !est ans+er is %" 5an&y is an ad(ecti*e most often used to descri!e teenagers" /ersonnel and resource do not fit !ecause it is a non@counta!le noun"

# late rally on ;all 6treet after most Euro ean markets had closed set a ositi*e tone in Euro e, +ith higher@than@forecast ___________ again the main dri*er of gains" #" re(oinders %" rofits '" deficiencies )" de reciation E" stu efaction The !est ans+er is %" 6ince a ositi*e tone +as set, profits is a logical outcome" The renaissance in farmers' markets !egan (ust ___________ C. years ago in se*eral laces, ___________ them 'alifornia and Ne+ 2ork 'ity" #" more$ +ith %" o*er $ among '" more than$ !et+een )" a!o*e$ some of E" u $ some The !est ans+er is %" 9ust over is correct and idiomatic" (mong them is the a ro riate ex ression to single a fe+ out of a grou " Net margins for grocery stores +ere sorely ___________, so a grou of usually uncoo erati*e su ermarket executi*es (oined ___________ +ith a fe+ food manufacturers to come u +ith a system to automate checkout stands" #" droo ing$ influences %" lo+ered$ cogency '" falling$ teams )" lagging$ harnesses E" sagging $ forces The !est ans+er is E" The ad(ecti*e sorely is most a ro riately used +ith either lagging or sagging. 9oined harnesses is illogical" Joined forces is idiomatic" #s recently as the ,59.s, roduction far outstri ed ___________, and the go*ernment +as aying dairy farmers N, !illion to thin their

herds +hile it !ought tons of ___________ cheese" #" su ly$ extra %" lanning $ un+anted '" demand $ sur lus )" quota$ surre titious E" !illing$ su ercilious The !est ans+er is '" For the first !lank, choices # and E are illogical" % and ) are ungrammatical" 6ince roduction Ofar outstri ed demand,P surplus is a logical choice for the second !lank" #fter %orden recei*ed ___________ in ,9-G for roducing concentrated milk in a *acuum, condensed milk !ecame an im ortant art of the dairy ___________" #" an a+ard$ su!(ect %" a co yright$ field '" a document$ trade )" a atent $ industry E" o+er of attorney$ !usiness The !est ans+er is )" 'hoices # and ) can logically fill the first !lank, !ut industry makes much more sense for the second choice" Tu!erculosis kills ,"- million eo le a year and nearly t+o !illion eo le +orld+ide ha*e ___________ tu!erculosis infection, a massi*e otential reser*oir for the ___________" #" slee ing$ affliction %" latent $ disease '" raging$ affiliation )" do&ing$ illness E" ram ant$ circumstance The !est ans+er is " 6ince there is a potential reser*oir, it makes sense that the disease is dormant" 'hoices #, % and ) all ha*e the same meaning !ut only latent is a +ord a lied to a disease" The ___________ multi@cellular creatures on earth, s onges are collections of loosely

organi&ed single cells +ith no true organs or ___________ " #" lain$ glands %" lainest$ tissue '" sim ler$ tools )" sim lest $ tissues E" small$ ianos The !est ans+er is )" #n ex ression of the form 'he ______ something on earth requires the use of the su erlati*e ?@estA form to fill the !lank" *rgans and tissues are !oth arts of a !ody so they logically fit together" # highly ___________ gas, methyl !romide is in(ected into the soil !efore lanting, ___________ out nearly e*erything ali*e" #" toxic $ +i ing %" redundant$ mo*ing '" foul$ selling )" noxious $ killing E" recom!inant$ taking The !est ans+er is #" # gas cannot !e redundant or recombinant. :illing out is not idiomatic, +hile moving out cannot !e used in a transiti*e sense" 0ost easily measured ___________ gains come from increasing the ca ital stock and im ro*ing the efficiency +ith +hich the ca ital stock is used" #" lucrati*e$ %" lachrymose$ '" economic $ )" correctional$ E" gainful$ The !est ans+er is '" 5ucrative and gainful gains are redundant" 5achrymose and correctional are illogical" No other eo le of the +orld are quite so ___________ +ith installing and ___________ ex anses of short grass H mostly around houses !ut also at schools, arks, golf courses, gra*eyards, free+ay em!ankments and cor orate headquarters"

#" taken$ kee %" misguided$ sa*ing '" allusi*e$ ta ering )" inclusi*e$sa*oring E" o!sessed$ maintaining The !est ans+er is E" 'hoices ' and ) are illogical" % is incorrect !ecause one cannot !e misguided with something" 'hoice # is incorrect !ecause the second !lank must !e filled +ith a gerund form ?@ingA" <anchers ha*e long des ised rairie dogs, !elie*ing ?___________, according to some ne+ researchA that they de ri*e cattle of ___________" #" erroneously $ forage %" incredulously$ s ace '" frantically $ greens )" a!strusely$ gra&e E" utterly$ food The !est ans+er is #" !rroneously is the !est choice !ecause it qualifies the +ord believing. ___________ in the /ni*ersity's <esearch Dark, the Datton 'enter is the catalyst that !rings together the eo le and ideas necessary for ___________ successful enter rises" #" Found$ !eginning %" 6tationed$ setting '" Lying$ inaugurating )" Facing$ fixating E" Located $ launching The !est ans+er is E" )tationed is used for army ersonnel" 1acing cannot !e follo+ed !y in. 5ying is unidiomatic" 5aunching an enterprise is an idiomatic ex ression" Tim!er rattlesnakes used to !e common in a range ___________ from 1klahoma and Ne!raska u the # alachians to southern Ne+ England, and ___________ the 0ississi i ri*er to ;isconsin and 0innesota" #" rogressing$ !y

%" extending $ along '" extenuating$ for+ard )" erse*ering$ on+ard E" originating$ siding The !est ans+er is %" !0tending from 0 to y is an a ro riate ex ression to discuss a range of land" (long is the !est choice to descri!e something extending the length of a ri*er" The castle is no+ a tourist ___________, !ringing *isitors and restoration *olunteers from ___________ countries" #" dra+er$ multi le %" collector$ se*eral '" attraction $ numerous )" sighting$ *arious E" a!ode$ dismissi!le The !est ans+er is '" 'ourist attraction is idiomatic" Numerous is a ad(ecti*e that can a ro riately !e a lied to countries" The grandson of a 7aitian sla*e, )umas !ecame the most famous author in France= no+, his rousing romantic no*els are en(oying rene+ed ___________" #" infamy %" unanimity '" disre ute )" o ularity E" dis arity The !est ans+er is )" 6ince )umas +as the most famous author, it is logical that +hat is rene+ed is his popularity. Today, as in the ___________, +hether for chefs ___________ their restaurants +ith fresh roduce, or customers interested in homemade cakes and reser*es, farmers' markets romise not only freshness !ut socia!ility" #" country$ stocking %" ast $ su lying '" secret$ hoarding )" history$ su lied E" east$ collecting

The !est ans+er is %" The +ord past makes a logical contrast to today. History cannot !e roceeded !y the. ;ith tools such as lasers, climate@controlled research cham!ers and, of course, com uters, 7atfield and his ___________ are !ringing soil science into the next ___________" #" em loyees$ term %" cohorts$ dimension '" colleagues $ century )" minders$ ex onent E" facilities$ com onent The !est ans+er is '" olleagues is an a ro riate term to refer to mem!ers of a research team" 'o bring something into the ne0t century is idiomatic" Though the general died young, lea*ing his son +ithout an inheritance, the young man o*ercame ___________, the lack of ___________ education to !ecome one of the +orld's most o ular +riters" #" exu!erance$ secular %" o*erty $ formal '" ad*ersity$ ex edient )" lethargy$ li!eral E" illness$ legal The !est ans+er is %" 6ince he +as left +ithout an inheritance, overcoming poverty is logical" The ex ression formal education is idiomatic" E*ery healthy !ody at rest ___________ a certain amount of energy (ust kee ing the organs functioning and !lood ___________" #" ex ends $ circulating %" uts off$ clotting '" using$ ushing )" !urning$ flo+ E" endea*ors$ mingling The !est ans+er is #" Grammatically, the resent sim le tense is called for to fill the first !lank" !0pends is a suita!le *er! to

descri!e the use of energy" For the second !lank a gerund ?@ingA form is required to maintain arallelism" Euthanasia, the act of humanely ___________ animals that are ho elessly sick or ___________, is a contro*ersial to ic" #" maiming$ hurt %" executing$ +ounding '" slaughtering$ +ounded )" killing $ in(ured E" assassinating$ in(uring The !est ans+er is )" (ssassinating can only !e a lied to eo le" Maiming, e0ecuting and slaughtering ha*e more negati*e connotations than killing and therefore could not !e used +ith the ad(ecti*e humanely. 'hange is articularly difficult for some animals, es ecially ___________ +ho ha*e !een used to the same daily ___________ for a long time" #" them$ grind %" those $ routine '" these$ ha!it )" critters$ ha!itat E" +home*er$ ha!itation The !est ans+er is %" 'hose is the !est ronoun to refer !ack to animals. For the second !lank, daily grind is a ro riate in meaning, !ut is a slang ex ression" # habit cannot !e descri!e as daily in the sense of general !eha*ior" The reo ening marks the end of a massi*e, inside@and@out ___________ ro(ect that shrouded the society's terra@cotta headquarters in scaffolding for nearly four years" #" reduction %" reunification '" commiseration )" reno*ation E" conser*ation The !est ans+er is )" :t is logical that a reopening +ould follo+ a renovation.

)iego silenced the ___________ and turned her assion for scra !ooks into a successful retail and ___________ !usiness" #" de*otees$ u!lic %" enthusiasts$ marketa!le '" detractors$ economic )" concordances $ rofita!le E" ske tics $ +holesale The !est ans+er is E" 1ne silences o osing *oices, therefore, choices ) and E can logically fill the first !lank" $etail and wholesale logically go together" 6tenton, +ho +as ___________ in Ne+ 2ork 'ity in ,5,-, s ent most of his life sharing his lo*e of music !y teaching others to ___________ the iano" #" educated$ listen %" !orn $ lay '" taught$ lo*e )" raised$ a reciate E" gro+n$ adore The !est ans+er is %" The first !lank requires a *er! to refer to an action that ha ened in ,5,-" 1ther than choice %, all the choices refer to things that ha en o*er a eriod of years" Today 'alder is the youngest !y nearly t+o generations at the *eterans hos ital, +here he ___________ thera y and ___________" #" undergoes $ reha!ilitation %" has$ restoration '" does$ healing )" suffers$ analysis E" ex eriences$ treatment The !est ans+er is #" 'hoices # and % can logically and idiomatically fill the first !lank" $estoration is incorrect !ecause it is not a +ord one a lies to humans" 0ore and more eo le are considering mortgages that require the ___________ to ay only the monthly ___________ on the loan"

#" taker$ rofits %" client$ re*enues '" instigator$ di*idends )" !orro+er $ interest E" in*estigator$ ca itol The !est ans+er is )" 'hoices ' and ) are illogical for the first !lank" 'hoice # is not idiomatic" $evenues is not a +ord used to descri!e ayments made !y an indi*idual" 6ome economists are redicting that demand +ill catch u +ith roducti*ity shortly, ___________ an enormous !oom in (o! gro+th" #" making %" shooting '" s urring )" s inning E" goading The !est ans+er is '" )purring, a *er! +hose origins come from the s urs of a horse!ack riders !oots, is a ro riate to descri!e something that causes an enormous boom. The city is ___________ to annex land for ne+, su!ur!an@style homes, !ut &oning a!uses !light existing neigh!orhoods +ith ___________ construction" #" scheduled$ exquisite %" talking$ o ulent '" foregoing$ errant )" slated$ illegal E" considering$ succulent The !est ans+er is )" 1nly choices # and ) are !oth logical and grammatical for the first !lank" For the second !lank, ho+e*er, exquisite is not a logical ad(ecti*e to descri!e a blight. :n ___________ of resol*ing the rofound economic and social ro!lems that continue to ___________ the nation, the resident's remo*al last July accom lished nothing" #" sense$ !utter %" light$ li!el '" coin$ malign

)" means$ distur! E" terms $ lague The !est ans+er is E" +n terms of is idiomatic" /lague is the !est choice to refer to rofound economic and social ro!lems" 6ome agencies offer financing ___________ for de*elo ers to encourage the !uilding of ___________ housing" #" incenti*es $ rental %" erks$ semi@ ermanent '" !onuses$ *ia!le )" encouragement$ marketa!le E" raises$ sala!le The !est ans+er is #" /er&s, encouragement and raises are usually gi*en to em loyees, not de*elo ers" 7ousing cannot !e viable. 0arks, ___________ forecaster, estimates that, com ared to the administration's di*idend tax cuts, extending unem loyment !enefits +ould roduce a C. times ___________ ositi*e effect on the gross domestic roduct" #" a relia!le$ greatest %" an economic $ greater '" an intuiti*e$ great )" a moneyed$ +orse E" a furti*e$ +orst The !est ans+er is %" 'hoices #, % and ' are reasona!le to fill the first !lank" ) and E are ossi!le, !ut +ould !e unusual" #fter a ;8 times greater..., a com arati*e form of ad(ecti*e is needed, such as greater" #s a olitician's +ife, 'arole 6amuels !ecame acti*e in her o+n ___________, attending cham!er of commerce !reakfasts and historical society meetings, and ___________ in the Gardeners 'lu!" #" +ay$ con*ened %" time$ con*ening '" self$ ran )" right$ running E" identity$ chaired

The !est ans+er is )" +n her own right is idiomatic" # gerund is needed to fill the second !lank to maintain arallelism" 6eth ;alters has ___________ more than four decades in commercial !anking, ___________ from a !ank messenger to resident and 'E1 of the 0erchants %ank" #" caroled$ u ing %" resided$ increasing '" loafed$ raising )" s ent $ rising E" squandered$ starting The !est ans+er is )" Grammatically, choices #, % and ' cannot fit in the first !lank !ecause they +ould ha*e to !e follo+ed !y a re osition" 'hoice E is unlikely Q if the time had !een squandered, ;alters +ould not ha*e risen to the osition of resident" #s healthcare costs gro+, the ro!lem of the underinsured +ill only get ___________, as cor orations seek to control costs !y continuing to raise ___________ for em loyees" #" +orse $ deducti!les %" de leted$ deductions '" alle*iated$ +elts )" recom ensed$ interest E" dis araged$ a!scesses The !est ans+er is #" The hrase the problem will only get ..., is generally follo+ed !y something negati*e, such as worse" Deductibles is logical since the sentence refers to insurance ?the problem of the underinsured<. #t the school, she +rote and directed se*eral ___________ roductions a!out the E*erglades and its ___________ as +ell as tri!utes to historic Floridians, such as 0ar(ory 6toneman )ouglas" #" hysical$ fauna %" theatrical $ animals '" musical$ locations )" creati*e$ flora E" rolific$ alligators

The !est ans+er is %" 'heatrical productions and musical productions are idiomatic" (nimals is a !etter choice than locations for something that !elongs to the E*erglades" 6ome residents claim that the timing of the strike +as ina ro riate, considering the ___________ economy" #" flourishing %" harmoni&ing '" shi*ering )" questiona!le E" illiterate The !est ans+er is )" 'hoices %, ' and E cannot !e a lied to an economy" # strike is generally considered ina ro riate +hen the economy is oor, hence ) is a !etter choice than #" # +ildfire roaring through the ___________ of the 6an %ernardino 0ountains !urned as ___________ as C. homes and forced thousands to flee" #" crests$ *arious %" foothills $ many '" summits$ numerous )" grounds$ far E" trees$ much The !est ans+er is %" :t +ould !e nearly im ossi!le for a fire to roar through the crests or summits of mountains" Many is the a ro riate choice to agree +ith homes. %usinessmen and in*estors may !e ___________ a little easier no+ that the initial fears ___________ !y the elections of leftist residents in neigh!oring countries ha*e !een muffled" #" li*ing$ released %" +orking$ ti ed off '" !reathing $ unleashed )" thinking$ forestalled E" ondering$ unta ed

The !est ans+er is '" 'o breath easier is idiomatic" /sed meta horically, fears can !e unleashed. #rguing that the roots of many of the region's ro!lems are more olitical and institutional than economic, the lecturer claimed that the go*ernment +ill no+ stress the need to ___________ corru tion and ___________ !ureaucracy" #" arm$ un+ieldy %" forego$ international '" attack$ exce tional )" defuse$ ermissi*e E" tackle $ inefficient The !est ans+er is E" (ttac& and tac&le are the only logical choice for the first !lank" The +ord !ureaucracy is rarely receded !y a ositi*e ad(ecti*e" 'om ared to economic disaster areas like 4ene&uela and #rgentina, +here the ___________ shrank !y ,C ercent last year, %ra&il's outlook is ___________" #" economy $ rosy %" o ulation$ undecided '" integration $ ad*antageous )" s ecification$ am!iguous E" rofit$ erilous The !est ans+er is #" 'hoice # is the most logical for the first !lank" /rofit could not follo+ the +hen referring to an entire country" For the second !lank, there is a contrast set u !et+een 4ene&uela and #rgentina on the one hand, and %ra&il on the other" 6ince the former are disaster areas, the second should !e ositi*e" Throughout the do+nturn of the ast fe+ years, economists and analysts ha*e trum eted our historic increases in roducti*ity as the one ___________ in an other+ise dreary economic ___________" #" u turn$ neigh!orhood %" indication$ surrounding '" positive $ environment )" ad*isory$ !ackground

E" allocation$ milieu The !est ans+er is '" The hrase as the one 0 in an other+ise dreary$ sets the stage for a
positive word filling the blank.

The #ndes ___________ as the floor of the Dacific 1cean sli ed uneasily !eneath 6outh #merica, ruffling the land along the +est coast of the ___________" #" formed$ continent %" created$ country '" disinterred$ mass )" de redated$ mass E" sha ed$ landfill The !est ans+er is #" reated and shaped +ould ha*e to !e ut into a assi*e form ?were created, were shapedA to fill the first !lank" Disinterred and depredated are illogical" <esearchers ha*e long ___________ a!out +hether this kind of selfless !eha*ior in animals, ___________ as altruism, directly !enefits the hel er" #" argued $ kno+n %" dreamed$ deemed '" sti ulated$ named )" simulated$ seen E" osited$ characteri&ed The !est ans+er is #" 1nly argued and dreamed can go !efore about. Deemed cannot recede as. #ccording to 'harles )ar+in's theory of natural selection, an animal's success in the gene ___________ is measured !y the num!er of offs ring it ___________ raises to ass on its )N#" #" source$ su!stantially %" s+am $ (oyfully '" ool $ successfully )" !ase$ roducti*ely E" chromosome$ *erdantly

The !est ans+er is '" Gene pool is idiomatic" )uccessfully is a logical choice= if the offs ring are not raised successfully, they cannot make an im act on the gene ool" ___________ of mythical giant a es lurk in the oral ___________ of most Nati*e #merican tri!es, as +ell as in Euro e and #sia" #" Talks$ chronicles %" 6tories$ *er!iage '" Legends$ +ritings )" Rui s$ meanderings E" Tales $ traditions The !est ans+er is E" 1ne can ha*e stories, legends or tales of something. *ral traditions is an idiomatic ex ression" Furthermore, oral verbiage is !oth redundant and illogical, +hile oral writings is a contradiction in terms" 6tatistically, the >,>.. res onses _________ the o inions ?accurate to lus or minus t+o ercentA of the ,-K million #merican adults +ho ha*e tra*eled o*er the ___________ three years" #" face$ last %" focus$ first '" reclude$ coming )" re resent $ ast E" re ress$ forthcoming The !est ans+er is )" Grammatically, all of the choices are suita!le to fill in the first !lank, !ut semantically, represent is the most logical choice" %ecause the resent erfect ?have traveled< is used, the second !lank must !e something that refers to the ast" The academic ser*ices di*ision +as ___________ to ro*iding quality su ort to the students and staff through the ro*ision of s ecialist administrati*e ___________" #" su!mitted$ ser*ices %" committed $ assistance '" destined$ de!ate )" conni*ing$ hel E" stri*ing$ contact The !est ans+er is %" 'hoice ) and E cannot !e correct for the first !lank !ecause they are gerund forms" #n academic ser*ices di*ision

cannot normally !e submitted. Destined +ould ha*e to !e follo+ !e an infiniti*e form" Drosecutors ha*e ___________ a +ealth of circumstantial e*idence linking the six ___________ to the deadly !om!ing" #" collected$ detecti*es %" amassed $ sus ects '" accumulated$ sus icions )" assem!led$ executors E" engineered$ er etrators The !est ans+er is %" 'o amass wealth is idiomatic" 7ere the ex ression is ex anded to refer to a wealth of evidence. )uspects is a ro riate to refer to eo le accused !ut not yet tried" First hired in ,58C as ___________ staff +riter for 'he !0aminer, Frank Gordon has since fashioned a career in (ournalism ___________ o*er three decades" #" a !udding$ taking %" a no*ice$ reeling '" an introductory$ s onging )" an eager$ s anning E" a to $ straddling The !est ans+er is )" For the first !lank, a erson cannot !e introductory. !ager or novice are the most a ro riate ad(ecti*e to descri!e a !eginning +riter" 1nly spanning can !e used to indicate that Gordons career lasted three decades" :t +as thought that if the cor se did not ha*e ___________ care, the former haraoh +ould not !e a!le to ___________ out his ne+ duties as king of the dead" #" careful$ fold %" secret$ address '" deciduous$ situate )" ro er $ carry E" learned$ marry The !est ans+er is )" The care that one takes o*er something cannot !e descri!ed as

careful, secret, deciduous or learned. Duties are said to !e carried out. 0any of these ri&es are ___________ at the Faculty of %usiness resentation ceremony ___________ is held in June for the receding academic year" #" designated$+ho %" relegated$ that '" a+arded$ +hich )" stultified$ in +hich E" gi*en$ +here The !est ans+er is '" /rizes are normally awarded or given. Which is the a ro riate ronoun to refer to the ceremony" Earlier this month tax@e*asion charges +ere ___________ against 0aryanne 6umner, +ho is ___________ for the auditing of o erations" #" filed $ res onsi!le %" summoned$ relia!le '" su! oenaed$ determined )" lodged$ reacha!le E" grated$ accounta!le The !est ans+er is #" # erson can !e summoned or subpoenaed, not charges. 'o file charges is idiomatic" The Egy tians mummified their dead !ecause they !elie*ed that a erson needed his !ody in the afterlife, and the !etter@looking the !etter, so it +as ___________ on the riests in charge of ___________ to do a good (o!" #" designated$ +ra ing %" selected$ reser*ing '" assigned$ mummifying )" doled$ exacting E" incum!ent$ em!alming The !est ans+er is E" The first four choices for the first !lank are used assi*ely ?the priest was assigned<. The !lank calls for an acti*e *er!" The +ork of mummification is embalming.

Dro(ects ___________ !y management students include a recent communication analysis and team de*elo ment ro(ect conducted !y a ostgraduate ___________" #" ser*iced$ u il %" organi&ed$ student '" steered$ rofessor )" accom lished$ teacher E" sentenced$ fello+ The !est ans+er is %" 1ne cannot service, accomplish or sentence a ro(ect" # ostgraduate is a ty e of student. ;hen dee @sea ex lorers ___________ the %altic 6ea floor located a 6+edish s y lane shot do+n !y the <ussians more than -. years ago this June, they ended one of the more ___________ mysteries of the 'old ;ar" #" dredging$ flimsy %" com!ing $ enduring '" cruising$ unforeseen )" skimming$ unrece ti*e E" searching$ ersonified The !est ans+er is %" 1ne cannot cruise or s&im the sea floor" # mystery can !e descri!ed as enduring +hen it has !een in existence for a long eriod of time" %y ___________ the elements in the !ones of a erson long dead, researchers can ___________ the main constituents of that indi*idual's diet" #" testing$ delineate %" re*ealing$ concoct '" exhuming$ discern )" examining$ determine E" su!suming$ re*eal The !est ans+er is )" # !ody can !e e0humed, !ut not the elements in the !ones of a !ody" These can !e tested, e0amined or revealed. 'he constituents of a persons diet can !e determined. 'onnected !y a com lex set of ___________ roads, the *illages +ere defined !y ditches,

cur!s, moats, o en arklands, and +orking forests" #" intersecting %" fixed '" interlinking )" thickened E" dense The !est ans+er is '" 6ince the roads are descri!ed as comple0, it makes sense that they +ould !e interlin&ed. )isco*ered !y t+o aleontology students in clay its near Deter!orough, the ___________ is the largest kno+n fish e*er ___________" #" fossil $ recorded %" remnant$ de*oured '" *isage$ monitored )" *estige$ summoned E" e!!le$ careened The !est ans+er is #" 1nly fossil is logical in reference to a fish" The recent arrest has ___________ concern a!out a go*ernment ush against o+erful !usiness !arons !efore the ___________ elections" #" hurdled$ forthcoming %" marked$ a roaching '" initiated$ short )" s arked $ u coming E" kindled$ near The !est ans+er is )" ;hile choices ', ) and E are all ossi!le, only spar&ed concern is idiomatic" The go*ernment +ill also no+ start the legal rocess of lifting the mono oly ___________ !y Telecon, the state carrier" #" endured %" ressed u on '" en(oyed )" confounded E" su lied

The !est ans+er is '" # mono oly is something that a com any en-oys, so ' is the most logical choice" #n extensi*e archaeological exca*ation has ___________ a lost city that is !elie*ed to !e one of the ___________ (e+els in the ancient ci*ili&ation of the 0aya" #" unearthed $ cro+ning %" !uried$ shining '" unco*ered$ glo+ing )" !ared$ cro+ned E" o!scured$ !uffed The !est ans+er is " Exca*ations remo*e o!(ects from the earth therefore, unearthed is an a ro riate choice" rowning -ewels is idiomatic" Though the economy ___________ through a recession in C..,, su er@lo+ interest rates ha*e ___________ demand for mortgages, +hich has encouraged a !oom in mortgage refinancing" #" !attled$ incited %" conceded$ im elled '" suffered $ fueled )" slogged$ dri*en E" smudged$ osited The !est ans+er is '" # recession is a negati*e occurrence so it is a ro riate that one +ould battle or suffer through it" 1uel can !e used figurati*ely to mean romote" The rationale ___________ the rise of fee@ !ased ad*ice is that it makes for a !etter relationshi +ith clients !y eliminating the otential for conflicts that ___________ +hen someone rofits directly from their recommendations" #" !ehind $ arise %" in*ested in$ occur '" dri*ing$ intrude )" after$ disru t E" follo+ing$ a+aken

The !est ans+er is #" :t is idiomatic to talk a!out the rationale behind 0. 6imilarly, conflicts are said to arise. Ne*er !efore in ___________ history ha*e monetary and fiscal olicies !een as moti*ating as today, and yet, the #merican economy remains +eak and *ulnera!le" #" todays %" yesteryears '" yesterdays )" recent E" to ical The !est ans+er is )" 'odays history, yesteryears history and yesterdays history are unidiomatic ex ressions" 'opical history is illogical" The o en nature of the +e!, its un redicta!le and ___________ roliferation of ideas and o en source soft+are +as ___________ to the +orld's leading o erating systems com any" #" untena!le$ ro agation %" insu orta!le$ anacea '" co ious$ a!omination )" uncontrolla!le $ anathema E" !ountiful $ atomi&ation The !est ans+er is '" %oth copious proliferation and !ountiful proliferation are redundant" "ncontrollable is the most logical choice for the first !lank" 6ince uncontrollable has a negati*e connotation, anathema, also a negati*e +ord, is a logical choice" Front :nc", ___________ !y the ,555 merger !et+een Front %ank and 0erchants %ank, has !een at the ___________ of merger rumors for years" #" started$ middle %" created $ center '" !egan$ a ex )" founded$ summit E" fashioned$ maelstrom The !est ans+er is %" # com any is created !y a merger" 1ounded is a ro riate to use to refer

to a com letely ne+ com any" 1ashioned cannot !e follo+ed !y by to refer to the com anys origins. #s younger +orkers +atch arents and others in ___________ generations go !ack to +ork after retiring !ecause their sa*ings +ere not ___________, they still aren't doing enough to ro*ide for their o+n financial futures" #" senior$ am le %" younger$ sufficient '" old$ generous )" older $ adequate E" ad*anced$ rolific The !est ans+er is )" 6ince the younger +orkers are +atching parents and other in .... generations, the others are likely of their arents generation, hence older is logical" The second !lank must contain a +ord that ex lains +hy older generation +ould go !ack to +ork" 1uts oken ___________ as a teenager, he +as dismissed from high school +hen he refused to com romise his +ord to a school ___________" #" from his time$ mascot %" early$ officer '" already$ teacher )" still$ regulation E" e*en $ rinci al The !est ans+er is E" 1rom his time and early are unidiomatic and still is illogical" (lready is a+k+ard in the first !lank" 'ollege costs once again ha*e increased far faster than inflation, +ith ___________ at state schools osting the !iggest ___________ in >. years #" fees$ augmentation %" costs$ de reciation '" re*enues$ de*aluation )" tuition$ increase E" ayments$ intensification

The !est ans+er is )" 'uition is a +ord that s ecifically means fees aid to a school and is thus the !est ans+er" The first art of the sentence deals +ith college costs increases in general, and the second art mentions a more s ecific increase. # ne+ sur*ey says most families aren't generally ex ecting to ___________ more money on holiday *acations than they did ___________ year" #" fritter$ re*ious %" spend $ last '" sa*e$ ast )" squander$ receding E" in*est$ rior The !est ans+er is %" 1ritter and s2uander ha*e negati*e connotations that are not in kee ing +ith the tone of the sentence" 1ne does not invest in a *acation" __________ in the history of this great country ha*e there !een more annoying commercials on the u!lic ___________" #" 1nce$ systems %" E*er$ channels '" 6ometimes$ !roadcasts )" Ne*er $ air+a*es E" #l+ays$ tele*ision The !est ans+er is )" 1nly choices ) and E fit the sentence grammatically" /ublic television cannot follo+ the definite article" 6ince the success of his last !ook and his 1scar@ +inning ___________, ?a success he likes to remind you of at e*ery ___________A, he has !ecome the most rominent li!eral agitator in the ;est" #" resentation$moment %" documentary$ o ortunity '" staging$minute )" film$ ros ect E" enactment$ initiation The !est ans+er is %" # documentary or a film are choices +hich could !e 1scar@+inning" For

the second !lank, prospect and initiation are illogical" Moment and minute cannot come after at every. The most successful remodeling ro(ects !egin +ith homeo+ners ___________ ha*e a imaginati*e, yet ___________, idea of +hat they +ant done" #" that$ sensational %" +here$ ragmatic '" +hich$ ins ired )" +hom$ da&&ling E" +ho $ realistic The !est ans+er is E" Who is the most suita!le ronoun to refer to homeo+ners" The second !lank must !e filled +ith a +ord +hich contrasts +ith imaginative !ecause of the yet !efore the !lank" To accom any the !ook, Freeman ___________ has a ne+ ___________ of digital hotogra hs s anning >. years" #" as +ell$ rehearsal %" also$ exhi!ition '" additionally$ )" too$ re*ision E" !esides$ sho+ing The !est ans+er is %" None of the choices other than also fit the sentence grammatically" Dhotogra hs can logical !e dis layed in an e0hibition" 7e +ent o*er all his ex enditures and ___________ for the receding year and a half, and +as shocked !y +hat he ___________" #" income $ found %" dis!ursements$ disco*ered '" ex enses$ unco*ered )" salaries$ related E" tolls$ manifested The !est ans+er is #" Disbursements and e0penses mean the same as e0penditures and are therefore redundant" #n indi*idual

usually doesnt ha*e many salaries and does not collect tolls" Their income has ro*en ___________ to maintain +hat they regard as a comforta!le, though not ___________, lifestyle" #" su erficial$ excessi*e %" o ulent$ *erifia!le '" sufficient$ luxurious )" am le$ fulsome E" sketchy$ extraordinary The !est ans+er is '" )ufficient and ample are suita!le to descri!e income that can maintain a comforta!le lifestyle" 7e +as re(ected !y the National Film 6chool and s ent ,, years doing odd (o!s for a small theatre com any !efore he got the ___________ to make his film noir thriller" #" !reak %" thought '" cali!ration )" o ortunity E" +arning The !est ans+er is )" %rea& and opportunity are suita!le as far as their meaning, !ut brea& cannot !e follo+ed !y to. ;hen George ;ilson graduated from high school, his arents, !oth of ___________ +ere hearing im aired and on disa!ility, could ro*ide ___________ financial hel to+ard college" #" +hom$ no %" they$ none '" +ho $ little )" them$ scarce E" arent$ nary The !est ans+er is '" Who is the !est ronoun to refer !ack to ;ilsons arents" 1nly no and little are suita!le grammatically for the second !lank"

0ichael gre+ u under difficult circumstances in the 6an Fernando 4alley, +here he !attled family ___________ from ___________ age" #" connections$ a small %" em!attlements$ a little '" kinshi s$ a young )" issues$ e*ery E" ro!lems $ an early The !est ans+er is E" 1ne battles problems. (n early age is idiomatic" ;hile the cou le tries to find !argain@ !asement rices on all their ___________, they do not ___________ on quality" #" urchases $ stint %" ince tions$ squelch '" acquisitions$squint )" a!stentions$ squander E" accumulations$ tender The !est ans+er is #" /urchases and ac2uisitions are logical choices for the first !lank" The second !lank must !e filled +ith a +ord that +ill contrast +ith the first art of the sentence" ;hat +as a ruthlessly effecti*e +ay of enhancing their electoral fortunes has de*elo ed into a com ulsion ne*er to allo+ any leader much of a chance to ___________" #" ersist %" im each '" command )" im ersonate E" direct The !est ans+er is '" 1ne cannot allo+ someone else to persist. +mpeach cannot !e used as in intransiti*e *er!" 6ince a leader commands, command is the !est res onse" Though she had ne*er !een there, and did not kno+ ___________, she felt an o*er+helming urge to ___________ into this uncharted territory" #" an indi*idual$ stri*e

%" a soul $ del*e '" a erson$ lunge )" a !eing$ sift E" someone$ ho The !est ans+er is %" Did not &now a soul is an idiomatic ex ression used to mean did not &now anyone. The defendants ha*e asked for a (ury trial, !ut 'ary, la+yer for 6un Entertainment, is ex ected to etition the court today for a trial !y ___________ +ithout ___________" #" court$ a (udgment %" tri!unal$ a sentencing '" roxy$ an ad(udicator )" fire$ a anel E" (udge $ a (ury The !est ans+er is E" The +ord but sets u the ex ectation of a contrast in the sentence" 'rial by -udge contrasts +ith -ury trial. 6hort, !road grandmothers, s eaking only Ba otec, the indigenous ___________ of the region, dutifully grind corn for tortillas and march their igs to market" #" dialogue %" language '" *ernacular )" (argon E" clauses The !est ans+er is %" =apotec, +ritten +ith a ca ital letter and s oken, is likely to !e the name of a language" :n ,59., 6mith M 6mith decided to ___________ eight of its old models to make room for some of the more modern models that collectors seemed to !e ___________ in" #" retire $ interested %" decline$ focused '" desist$ fascinated )" rest$ targeted E" +ane$ charmed

The !est ans+er is #" $etire, though rimarily a lied to eo le, is also used to refer to roducts" 1nly interested and fascinated can recede in. The 'al*erts +ere a young Ne+ England cou le looking for an inex ensi*e +ay to ___________ a small *acation cottage in 0assachusetts +hen they first !egan urchasing country ___________ and folk art in the ,5C.s" #" decorate$ sam les %" endo+$ relics '" con(ure$ !au!les )" furnish $ antiques E" !equeath$ trinkets The !est ans+er is )" There is no ex ensi*e or inex ensi*e +ay the endow or be2ueath a cottage" ountry sample is *ague ?sam les of +hatSA" Drofessional searchers +ill tra*el the ___________ o*er, using any ___________ ossi!le H from satellites to sim le theft H to acquire meteorites" #" glo!e$method %" earth$ +ay '" lanet$ methodology )" +orld$ means E" land$ resources The !est ans+er is )" ;hile the first four choices for the first !lank all mean the same thing, only world can come !efore over. Traffic safety ex erts said that national dri*er education standards should !e ___________ so teenagers e*ery+here recei*e ___________ training !efore hitting the road on their o+n" #" decanted$ coerci*e %" ada ted$ o!liging '" ado ted$ uniform )" exce ted$ com rehensi*e E" ince ted$ insi id

The !est ans+er is '" :f the standards +ere adopted, then the training +ould !e uniform. 0any of the draft document's oints ___________ ideas es oused for years !y anti@ glo!ali&ation ___________" #" ca itulated$ sym athi&ers %" echoed $ acti*ists '" estranged$ rotagonist )" reiterated$ mentors E" *enerated$ militants The !est ans+er is %" /oints may !e echoed or reiterated. 1ne cannot !e a mentor for a cause" <esearchers say it +ill !e se*eral years !efore com uter rograms +ill accurately ___________ fire !eha*ior the +ay tele*ision +eathermen tell *ie+ers +here a hurricane or a ___________ is heading" #" recede$ rainfall %" redict$ cloud '" re are$ sho+er )" forecast $ !li&&ard E" for!ear$ tornado The !est ans+er is )" ;hat the researchers do is !eing com ared to +hat +eathermen do, therefore, predict or forecast are logical choices" ;hile any of the choices for the second !lank are feasi!le, a blizzard is more similar to hurricane than some of the other choices, and therefore is !etter" Lo+ short@term !orro+ing costs may gi*e consumers and !usinesses an ___________ to s end and in*est more and ___________ !oost economic gro+th" #" enticement$ thusly %" stimulant$ ne*ertheless '" incenti*e$ thus )" inducement$ consecuti*ely E" su lement$ therefore The !est ans+er is '" The first four choices for the first !lank mean roughly the same thing, !ut the first t+o are not a ro riate for a !usiness

situation" 'hus sho+s the causal effect of the short4term borrowing on economic growth" #ll !ut the smallest ne+ tele*isions +ill ha*e to !e a!le to recei*e digital tele*ision ___________ !y July C..8 under a go*ernment rule u held !y a federal ___________ court on Tuesday" #" flashes $ claims %" signs$ !roadcasting '" flares$ official )" signals$ a eals E" messages$ allo+ed The !est ans+er is )" Digital television sends signals. # regular court rules, !ut an appeals court upholds or o*erturns decisions" 6u orters of helmet la+s say the go*ernment should unish states that do not require helmets, since the u!lic often ___________ u aying medical costs for those ___________ in motorcycle accidents" #" take$ in*ol*ed %" +inds$ tangled '" gi*e$ dra+n )" lend$ +ounded E" ends $ in(ured The !est ans+er is E" !nds up ro*ides a (ustification for go*ernments to unish states that do not require helmets" Wounded or in-ured are logical choices for the second !lank, !ut in(ured is more often used to refer to eo le in accidents" The com any's lan is to ___________ costs +hile trying to ex loit its traditional strengths in entertainment and *ideo games @ articularly +ith ne+ net+orked and +ireless consumer ___________" #" trim $ de*ices %" skim $ gadgets '" cli $ contra tions )" sha e$ im lements E" +edge$ +idgets

The !est ans+er is #" 'rim can !e a lied figurati*ely to costs" Devices is the more common choice to refer to electronic goods" Gadgets, contraptions and widgets +ould more likely refer to an ela!orate homemade de*ise" )es ite %ettlemans leadings and rogress at the !argaining ___________, key issues remained ___________" #" !lock$ unham ered %" discussion$ unsol*ed '" !oard$ ham ered )" ta!le$ unresol*ed E" chair$ re rimanded The !est ans+er is )" 'he bargaining table is idiomatic" %efore com leting a negotiation, there are issues that are unresol*ed, so remained unresolved is logical" /nder the emerging lan, the cuts +ould not take ___________ if hos itals agreed to ro*ide the data that the administration has requested" #" sha e %" in '" lace )" o*er E" time The !est ans+er is '" 'a&e place is a ro riate !ecause it is an idiomatic ex ression meaning to occur" 6+ift #irlines ilots ha*e a ro*ed a measure allo+ing their union, the #ir Line Dilots #ssociation, to call a ___________ at one of the nation's largest regional carriers in a ___________ o*er a ne+ contract" #" truce$ disagreement %" ceasefire$ dis arity '" strike$ dis ute )" arty$ rong E" !ash$ ga The !est ans+er is '" ;hile call a truce, call a ceasefire and call a stri&e are all idiomatic, only stri&e is logical in reference to airline ilots" 6trikes are generally called !ecause of disputes over new contracts"

1ne study suggests that children +ho li*e in homes +here the tele*ision is on most of the time ___________ ha*e more trou!le learning to read than other kids" #" do %" may '" should )" also E" cannot The !est ans+er is %" 6ince the study suggests that its finding are true, may, +hich ex resses ossi!ility, is !est" Left@leaning oliticians from around the +orld +orked on a ___________ against the s read of ___________ ca italism" #" tallying$ ram ant %" denigration$ unrestrained '" aeration$ raging )" declaration $ unfettered E" roclamation$ e idermal The !est ans+er is )" 'hoice # and ' are illogical for the first !lank" # denigration on not something one usually wor&s on. The agency is +orking on faster +ays to ___________ ra idly mo*ing ___________ like the 6#<6 *irus, +hich !egan in 'hina and s read +orld+ide early last year" #" detect $ threats %" multi ly$ micro!es '" s read$ roliferations )" relie*e$ !ugs E" allot$ intimidations The !est ans+er is #" %oth detect and relieve are logical in reference to something like a *irus" %ugs is a slang term" )es ite the hours many children s end +atching tele*ision, the re ort found that reading ___________ to !e a regular art of many children's li*es" #" ceases

%" sto s '" continues )" fails E" neglects The !est ans+er is '" %ecause of the +ord despite in the sentence, the !lank must !e filled +ith something that creates a contrast in the sentence" ontinue is the only +ord that does this"