(1) Mr. Wteward’s_________had been offensive.

(A) voice
(B) tone
(C) tune
(D) sound
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(2) _________, Norma dropped the card halves into her purse.
(A) knowingly
(B) unknowingly
(C) numbly
(D) impulsively
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(3) She locked the front door and joined Arthur in the __________.
(A) hallway
(B) elevator
(C) ladder
(D) stairs
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(4) The  package was lying by the front door.
(A) cloth
(B) instrument
(C) piece
(D) parcel
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(5) “Oh, Yes. Norma repressed a smile.
(A) suppressed
(B) pounded
(C) presented
(D) stumbled
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(6) Mr. Steward’s tone had been offensive.
(A) polite
(B) aggressive
(C) angry
(D) unpleasant
(7) How many children had the old man
(A) three
(B) five
(C) four
(D) seven

(8) What type of special tree was found by the old man?
(A) cherry
(B) orange
(C) apple
(D) coffee tree
(9) Within the distance of a few __________ several paths left the main path and circled
around the slope, gradually climbing the mountain.
(A) steps
(B) yards
(C) feet
(D)furlongs
(10) I wiped the streams of sweat from my face to keep them from stinging my eyes.
(A) itching
(B) stacking
(C) bracing
(D) sifting
(11) My curiosity was aroused.
(A) happiness
(B) interest
(C) sadness
(D) excitement
(12) I could not protest to him now.
(A) object
(B) discuss
(C) address
(D) confess
(13)  The man felt his hair flutter and the tissues of this body draw tight as if he
were_________. 
(A) Sick
(B) feeling sad
(C) happy
(D) Standing at the centre of a vacuum
(14)  What its ____________ interior stepped a man, a woman, and three children.
(A) watch
(B) clock
(C) pendulous
(D) airtight
(15) Summer moved like flame upon the ____________.
(A) canals
(B) meadows
(C) blossoms
(D) cities
(16) The wind blew as if to flake away their identities.
(A) drift
(B) conserve
(C) augment
(D) destroy
(17) He felt submerged in a chemical that could dissolve his intellect and bum away his past.
(A) immersed
(B) peeled
(C) warped
(D) flaked
(18) She was golden and slender.
(A) tall
(B) pretty
(C) young
(D) slim
(19) The boy washed his face on the direction of ————.
(A) a police officer
(B) the women
(C) his father
(D) his uncle
(20) What was the name of the woman?
(A) Luella
(B) Washington Jones
(C) Bates
(D) Luella Bates Washington Jones
(21) What was the appearance of the boy who tried to snatch the woman’s purse?
(A) sturdy
(B)strong
(C) frail and willow-wild
(D) fat
(22) The woman dragged the frightened boy behind her.
(A) threw
(B) beat
(C) pinched
(D) pulled
(23) Then he frowned, not knowing he frowned.
(A) smiled
(B) laughed
(C) scowled
(D) yawned
(24) The Strap broke with a sudden single tug.
(A) pull
(B) touch
(C) kick
(D) snatch
(25) What was the public announcement made by the drumbeater?
(A) loss of black leather pocketbook containing money and business papers
(B) open invitation for dinner
(C) to enjoy a concert
(D) the sale of a building
(26) What were the last words Hubert uttered before his death?
(A) “A piece of string! A piece of string! By my word of honour I did not lie.”
(B) “I am innocent.”
(C) I picked up the pocketbook.
(D) I handed over the pocketbook to its owner.
(27) Who was the owner of the pocketbook?
(A) Mr. Manana
(B) Mr. James
(C) The mayor
(D) Mr. George
(28) After the drumbeat had ceased.
(A) started
(B) weakened
(C) ended
(D) increased
(29) Finally, the mayor discharged Hubert.
(A) attacked
(B) accused
(C) released
(D) thanked
(30) Mr. Hubert, the peasant, furiously lifted his hand.
(A) gentleman
(B) farmer
(C) old man
(D) accused
(31) At the age of sixteen, he won the _______.
(A) high jump
(B) the hurdles
(C) the hundred yards race
(D) high jump, the hurdles and the hundred yards
(32) What would be the effect of a court acrobat? It would increase _______.
(A) knowledge
(B) the glory of the throne
(C) population
(D) income
(33) He hit on a most extraordinary ambition, to be appointed_______.
(A) an inspector
(B) a clerk
(C) a magistrate
(D) a Court acrobat
(34) He walked slowly in pointed shoes and leaned on a gilded stick.
(A) bent
(B) braced
(C) moved
(D) played
(35) Whatever his  motive was, he hit on a most extraordinary ambition.
(A) goal
(B) priority
(C) perception
(D) stimulus
(36) The high swings of acrobats hung down with gilded ropes from ceiling.
(A) knotted
(B) decorated
(C) pale
(D) golden
(37) The parents were nervous because__________.

(A) they did not want to tell the doctor anything.

(B) they did not know what to say.
(C) they wanted the doctor to tell them everything.
(D) the child did not tell anything.

(38) How did the mother of the sick girl look?

(A) excited
(B) contented
(C) relaxed
(D) startled
(39) Her face was flushed  and she was breathing rapidly.
(A) red
(B) white
(C) radiant
(D) pale
(40) Then she shrieked terrifyingly,  hysterically.
(A) widely
(B) numbly
(C) instinctively
(D) impulsively