Choose the one word or phrase that best completes the sentence and fill in the appropriate answer above.
1-
The reason that Sarah had been divulging company secrets was that she was being ......... . The CEO of her competitor's firm said that if she didn't reveal the information, he would tell Sarah's husband that she was having an affair.
A -
pushed
B -
blackmailed
C -
asked
D -
smeared
2-
John booked his trip to New York. It had been over nine years since he had been to the Big ......... .
A -
Apple
B -
City
C -
Squalor
D -
Circus
3-
The manager decided to send in a new pitcher. He sent the starter, who had pitched the first five innings, back to the......... .
A -
stands
B -
bullpen
C -
minors
D -
beginning
4-
The hard part of the transition was over. It would be all blue......... from here.
A -
moon
B -
lagoons
C -
grasses
D -
skies
5-
When Helen began looking for a job after college, she found that she couldn't get one without work experience. She wondered how she could get any experience without getting a job. She found this to be a major ......... in modern society.
A -
idiosyncrasy
B -
circus
C -
catch-22
D -
game
6-
I am good at science and English, but mathematics is definitely not my strong ......... .
A -
suit
B -
arm
C -
bond
D -
hold
7-
When his wife filed for divorce with no prior warning and sued for half of his assets, he felt that she ......... him in the worst way.
A -
employed
B -
broadsided
C -
breached
D -
erased
8-
Steve had been......... by the used-car salesman. The car broke down a week after he bought it.
A -
heckled
B -
obstructed
C -
manhandled
D -
bamboozled
9-
Unexpectedly, the prosecutors came up with evidence revealing that Matt had forged documents for his company. They caught him with his ......... down.
A -
pants
B -
windows
C -
volume
D -
wits
10-
Serena had to stop swimming. The......... horse in her leg was too painful to keep going.