1. Behaving in a _____________ and serious way, even in a _____________ situation, makes people respect you.
a) calm, difficult
b) steady, angry
c) flamboyant, tricky
d) cool, astounding
e) silly, sound
2. Along with a sharp rise in ____________, a recession would eventually result in more men, women, and children living in _____________.
a) crime, apathy
b) fatalities, poor
c) deaths, slums
d) unemployment, poverty
e) migrations, streets
3. The governments has ___________ to provide finan-cial aid to the one ____________ by severe floods in the city.
a) desired, troubled
b) promised, havoc
c) failed, affected
d) wanted, struck
e) decided, ill
4. An airplane with __________ passengers on board made an unscheduled ___________ as the airport to which it was heading was covered with thick fog.
a) irritable, slip
b) faulty, stop
c) variety, halt
d) tons, wait
e) numerous, landing
5. Deemed universities __________ huge fees, but have not been successful in providing _________ education to our students.
a) collect, maintaining
b) pay, belted
c) ask, good
d) charge, quality
e) demand, quantitative
6. He sat listening ________ as they went on ________ their plans for the next two or three weeks.
a) Intently, messing
b) Intently, deciding
c) Absently, messing
d) Intently, discussing
e) Absently, discussing
7. He stared at the seagulls tossed by the ________ wind, and ________ himself on a boat on that angry sea.
a) Tempestuous, caught
b) Tempestuous, met
c) Silent, imagined
d) Tempestuous, imagined
e) Calm, jumped
8. The ________ lit shops were open ________ for holi-day shopping.
a) Dimly, wide
b) Dimly, bright
c) Dimly, late
d) Brightly, late
e) Brightly, wide
9. The table began to ________ back and forth, and the books fell with a resounding ________.
a) Rock, blow
b) Rock, fall
c) Rock, thump
d) Lift, thump
e) Lift, bang
10. The headlights ________ into the bushes, and the piercing ________ of tires cut through the night air.
a) Glared, direction
b) Dimmed, noise
c) Glared, squeal
d) Dimmed, din
e) Blazed, light
