Choose the word or phrase that best completes the blank in each sentence.
1-
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow was not only a poet and an author but ……….. the chairman of the modern language department at Harvard university for more than eighteen years.
A -
also
B -
so well
C -
so
D -
a
2-
It’s an …………….. advice service.
A -
occupied (v)
B -
occupied (adj)
C -
occupation
D -
occupational
3-
Some important characteristics of the baroque style were a renewed interest in ornamentation and a powerful ………………. of both light and shade.
A -
use
B -
useful
C -
useless
D -
to use
4-
I’ve succeeded ……………… hold of the telephone number.
A -
in getting
B -
on getting
C -
upon getting
D -
about getting
5-
Application fees are waived in cases of economic ..............
A -
hard
B -
hardship
C -
hardware
D -
hardness
6-
The elevator .............., and we had to walk up to the tenth floor.
A -
fell
B -
stopped functioning
C -
exploded
D -
spread
7-
Two little boys ................ me and said, "Give me some money".
A -
came down to
B -
came up to
C -
came around to
D -
came on to
8-
The cabinet consists of secretaries of departments, who report to the president, give him advice, and ……………. him make decisions.
A -
helping
B -
to help
C -
help
D -
with helping
9-
The jury isn’t satisfied ……………… his answer.
A -
to
B -
with
C -
about
D -
of
10-
Each of the intelsat satellites ………….. in a fixed position from which they relay radio signals to more than seventy earth stations.
