A) Choose the correct answer.

1. “I think you should take more risks. Nothing _______, nothing gained, as they say”.

A. exploited C. reserved

B. declined D. ventured

2. Global warming will worsen as the _______ of the ozone layer continues.

A. abundance C. depletion

B. eradication D. escalation

3. House prices are rising ____ and will soon be unaffordable.

A. inexorably C. abundant

B. spiraling D. forcefully

4. The bank keeps its large cash ___ in a high security vault.

A. refunds C. reverbs

B. reservoirs D. reserves

5. Amy spotted a man ___ behind a tree and hurried back home to call the police.

A. perilous C. contemplating

B. lurking D. headlong

6. The old lady was taken to the hospital when her health ___.

A. dispersed C. alleviated

B. deteriorated D. implicated

7. There were no ___ at any hotels so we were forced to sleep in a car.

A. Openings C. vacancies

B. Blanks D. spaces
8. The workers organized a strike because they felt they were being ___ by their employer.

A. manipulated C. conquered

B. utilized D. exploited

9. Residents near the coast are worried about an oil ____ in the sea.

A. puddle C. pool

B. reserve D. slick

10. The suspects ___ their innocence to the police and said they knew nothing about any robbery.

A. spoke C. commenced

B. asserted D. assessed

B) Fill in the gaps using the words below in the correct form.

repercussion, crude, exacerbate, launch, contradict, detract, transcend, decrease, qualm, advocate

1. The government __________ a ban of junk food at schools in favor of healthy food.

2. The politicians __________________ political differences to vote against the war.

3. The ______________________ of reducing funding for hospitals will be disastrous for health care.

4. His language was ______________ and offensive to everyone at the meeting.

5. The amount of homework we got ________________ near the exams.

6. Sue is worried that if she fails the exam, it will ___________________ from her excellent pass
rate.

7. The journalist showed showed that he disagreed with the politician’s statement by
__________________________ him.

8. Despite the cold, I had no ______________ about swimming in the sea.

9. I __________________ myself into the company with great enthusiasm for doing business.

10. A car crash _________________________ the heavy traffic, which is why I was late for work.