Choose the one word or phrase that best completes the sentence and fill in the appropriate answer above.
1-
He always follows that old......... : early to bed, early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise.
A -
phrase
B -
ballad
C -
adage
D -
analogy
2-
If you invest that money, you will find it will grow and ......... interest.
A -
agree
B -
adapt
C -
apart
D -
accrue
3-
People often ask her how she manages to stay slim and she always tells them she is very careful in the amount she eats to the point of being ......... .
A -
abbreviated
B -
abstemious
C -
actuated
D -
abrupt
4-
You must react now and not just be......... as if there is nothing wrong.
A -
complacent
B -
combining
C -
combative
D -
concerning
5-
I find these mathematical puzzles too ......... and prefer the more straightforward type.
A -
abject
B -
abortive
C -
abounding
D -
abstruse
6-
There was no changing her mind as she was quite ......... about her decision and wouldn't consider any alternative.
A -
attractive
B -
attentive
C -
adamant
D -
adjoined
7-
It was quite obvious that he was drunk because he couldn't finish his sentences and his speech was not ......... .
A -
contented
B -
coherent
C -
convinced
D -
convoluted
8-
The strings on the puppet were all intertwined and it took us ages to......... them.
A -
disentangle
B -
distribute
C -
disturb
D -
distend
9-
There are really too many political parties in this election as there are so many small groups or ......... .
A -
fictions
B -
fanatics
C -
fusion
D -
factions
10-
He liked to play the ......... and would invariably dress up in the most outrageous clothes.