Choose the one word or phrase that best completes the sentence and fill in the appropriate answer above.
1-
"I worked all day Saturday to make some extra money and I earned $70. Then, on Monday, my headlight went out and I had to spend $65 to get it fixed. I guess it all ......... out," Jeff told Melissa.
A -
weighs
B -
changes
C -
fields
D -
cancels
2-
He might have found parts of the show funny if it had not included loud, ......... laughter to accompany each joke. He hated shows that did that.
A -
record
B -
canned
C -
echoed
D -
forced
3-
Some college kids are beginning to car ......... to try to eliminate some of the harmful byproducts released by cars into the environment.
A -
combine
B -
share
C -
pool
D -
union
4-
He believed he could succeed in college but he knew that the cards were ......... against him. He didn't have any money and had been out of school for a decade. He also would have to move to go to college and that meant quitting his sole source of income.
A -
stacked
B -
shuffled
C -
piled
D -
thrown
5-
"I thought, when I was a kid, that I would meet a man who would sweep me off my ......... and I would be married happily for the rest of my life. It hasn't happened yet and I am not sure that I will ever get married now," Shelly told Jacky.
A -
platform
B -
stature
C -
job
D -
feet
6-
"Jay said that he is dropping out of school to become a full-time singer in a band. I don't think that is a good idea. He can't even ......... a tune," Matt told his brother.
A -
write
B -
carry
C -
blend
D -
weave
7-
"I am sorry that I talked so much about politics the other night. I know that I kind of monopolized the conversation. I tend to get......... away when talking about politics," Luke said to Jim.
A -
carried
B -
swept
C -
fly
D -
played
8-
If he thought he was broke last month, he was really broke this month. He hadn't been able to pay all of his bills last month and they carried ......... into this month. Now he had to find a way to pay today's and yesterday's bills at the same time.
A -
away
B -
over
C -
sense
D -
loads
9-
He was juggling so many different responsibilities. He felt stressed out all the time and felt like he was carrying the weight of the world on his ......... .
A -
shoulders
B -
backpack
C -
person
D -
credit cards
10-
He didn't understand why his buddy was always buying motorcycle gear when he didn't have a motorcycle. His friend told him that he was buying the gear and saving for the bike at the same time. To him, that was like buying the cart before the......... and didn't seem to make much sense. What if he never bought the motorcycle?
