Choose the one word or phrase that best completes the sentence and fill in the appropriate answer above.
1-
"Jennifer leads her husband around by the......... . He has to ask her permission to do anything and is deathly afraid to cross her," David said to Henry.
A -
beak
B -
nose
C -
ankles
D -
shirt
2-
"So the wine barrel planters are $20? I called the store and your representative told me that they were $10 a piece. I think, since the reason I drove here was because your representative ......... me to believe that they were $10, that you should give me two of them for that price," Raina told the manager.
A -
read
B -
let
C -
led
D -
worked
3-
Too many managers tell their employees to act a certain way but they don't follow their own advice. A good manager is one that will......... the way on any instructions he or she gives.
A -
loam
B -
leak
C -
leave
D -
lead
4-
"I will take out the trash in a minute. I am going to ......... through this magazine for a little while and then I will take the trash out," Jeff said to Alice.
A -
spring
B -
left
C -
lunge
D -
leaf
5-
"Somehow, the reporters know everything we know within an hour after we learn it. It saddens me but I believe there is a ......... in our department. How can the reporters know everything we do," Lieutenant O'Malley said to the other cops.
A -
leech
B -
leak
C -
lack
D -
launch
6-
How does anyone forget to bring a tent on a camping trip? That question crossed his mind as it started to rain. He built a hasty lean-......... out of a few sticks and a tarp he found in his car but that did not help to block the water that was running down the hill. The sleeping bags were thoroughly soaked in no time.
A -
away
B -
by
C -
off
D -
to
7-
He wondered what kids who were born on ......... year — did about their birthdays. When did they celebrate on the 28th or 29th?
A -
jump
B -
leap
C -
lump
D -
lift
8-
"I don't know how to read music. I have to learn the majority of the things I play by ......... ," Lane told Phil when he asked how Lane learned new music on the guitar.
A -
rote
B -
rhyme
C -
elimination
D -
latin
9-
"You really left me......... the other day. You promised to help me repair the deck at my grandma's house and when you didn't show up, I couldn't do the job myself. It still isn't done and the fire department is going to inspect it by next week," Steve said to Gerald.
A -
kicking
B -
hanging
C -
lying
D -
learning
10-
"Why did you give Max such a left-......... compliment? What has he done to you?" Laurie asked Jeana. Jeana told Max that he was much more intelligent than she had originally thought.