Choose the one word or phrase that best completes the sentence and fill in the appropriate answer above.
1-
Do you ________ my turning the television on now?
A -
mind
B -
disapprove
C -
want
D -
object
2-
You're really old-fashioned. It's time you got more ________ it.
A -
with
B -
at
C -
on
D -
through
3-
They fooled me totally. They pulled the ________ over my eyes.
A -
snake
B -
eel
C -
egg
D -
wool
4-
Too many undergraduates think it is easy to ________ a job once they leave university. Unfortunately, jobs for graduates are getting scare. Finding a suitable one is another problem.
A -
obtain
B -
attain
C -
collect
D -
apply
5-
Everything about her is borrowed, temporary, unstable ________.
A -
as a soap bubble
B -
as a book of verse
C -
like her clothing
D -
with no regret
6-
The trunk of a tree or stalk of a plant is called the ________.
A -
branch
B -
stem
C -
root
D -
leave
7-
I hope you don't mind ________ to come and meet her.
A -
to be asked
B -
you were asked
C -
being asked
D -
we asked you
8-
Look at these two pieces of material I have just bought. Which do you like ________?
A -
better
B -
more than
C -
best
D -
most
9-
What pretty ________ earrings you are wearing, Anna!
