Choose the one word or phrase that best completes the sentence and fill in the appropriate answer above.
1-
"I am glad I quit that low-paying insurance job and started working for the city planning commission. I am making ......... money now and the job is much more interesting," Stan said to his friend Alex.
A -
exemplary
B -
good
C -
radical
D -
rationed
2-
"George asked about me the other day? I have been thinking about him lately too. I'll have to ......... him a visit in the next week or so," Grant said to Jay.
A -
pay
B -
patched
C -
play
D -
purchase
3-
"George, stop drawing in class and pay ......... ," the teacher shouted in English class.
A -
homage
B -
focus
C -
eye contact
D -
attention
4-
He had searched for a seven-string guitar in nearly every store in his town. There were only two stores he hadn't checked yet. Finally, when he went to the first one, he hit ......... dirt.
A -
rich
B -
gold
C -
potting
D -
pay
5-
"I am too broke to go on a rafting trip at the moment but I will have more money soon. My car is almost paid ......... . Once it is, I'll have $300 extra a month," Kyle said to his brother.
A -
off
B -
away
C -
in
D -
enough
6-
As soon as he hit the gas after the cop signaled him to pull over, he was past the point of no ......... . If he pulled over now, he would definitely go to jail. He had to try to outrun the cop and that, too, was a stupid idea.
A -
had
B -
break
C -
return
D -
undoing
7-
"I am sorry, Tom. I just heard that your father passed away and I just came by to pay my ......... ," Uncle Luke said.
A -
respects
B -
duties
C -
job
D -
promises
8-
"I didn't have the benefit of having rich parents like you. I had to work for my first car, I paid my own......... through school and I had to come up with the down payment on my first house," John said to Adam.
A -
path
B -
road
C -
way
D -
track
9-
"I have to take a second job for a while. I made some stupid bets on sports' games and now I have to pay the......... . I need to make $2,000 extra in the next month to pay my gambling debts so I probably won't have time to see you in the next little while," Edward said to Tom.
A -
singer
B -
piper
C -
sniper
D -
piano
10-
The senator was being investigated again for taking ......... from the Mob. This was the third time and this time the District Attorney thought he had a case.