Achieving Success
I have thousands of dollars saved up, so buying a car is _____________ goal for me.
a. an achievable
b. a measurable
c. a relevant
a. an achievable
Linda's company is not doing well, so she is stressed about the _________ of losing her job.
a. threat
b. perception
c. pessimist
a. threat
Don't ____________ by taking out a loan you can't repay.
a. dream come true
b. get out of debt
c. fall into a trap
c. fall into a trap
If you _______ brushing your teeth, you will likely get cavities.
a. attack
b. model
c. neglect
c. neglect
We ________ to Mexico last month.
a. have flown
b. flew
c. are flying
b. flew
Mary ___________ to get promoted next year to manager.
a. accomplishes
b. acquires
c. aims
c. aims
I like reading mysteries because they are usually ___________. I don't know what will happen.
a. unreliable
b. unbelievable
c. unpredictable
c. unpredictable
Sam's job opportunities are limited because he ______________ training courses.
a. has saved money for
b. cannot afford
c. put aside money for
b. cannot afford
Eating uncooked meat ________ because you can get food poisoning.
a. follows a procedure
b. poses a risk
c. contamination
b. poses a risk
By the time I graduated college, I ________ over 10 math courses.
a. have taken
b. took
c. had taken
c. had taken
It's not easy to make money and _______.
a. make sense
b. put pressure on
c. climb the economic ladder
c. climb the economic ladder
Many jobs are becoming ___________, so companies have less employees working for them.
a. automated
b. appealing
c. discrimination
a. automated
Parents often have high _________ for their children. They want them to have really good jobs in their adulthood.
a. misunderstandings
b. expectations
c. principals
b. expectations
My cousin never washes his hands or brushes his teeth. His ________ is terrible!
a. personal hygiene
b. production
c. germs
a. personal hygiene
The student missed so many classes that he had to __________.
a. drop out of the class
b. drop out the class
c. drop the class out
a. drop out of the class
Many parents _________ to pay for their children's education.
a. make sacrifices
b. make a name for themselves
c. make light of
a. make sacrifices
Sam fell off a ladder at work, and he plans to go on ____________ while he recovers.
a. maternity leave
b. unemployable
c. worker's comp
c. worker's comp
Julie didn't see a dentist for years, so her cavities _____________.
a. contaminated
b. went untreated
c. made a comeback
b. went untreated
In 2020, there was _________ of Covid-19.
a. an immune system
b. a recall
c. an outbreak
c. an outbreak
Jack was sick ________ he stayed home from work today.
a. so
b. since
c. because
a. so
When you _____, you decide something is true based on evidence.
a. produce
b. infer
c. measure
b. infer
Before taking higher level English classes, students are required to take ________.
a. an introductory course
b. a field of study
c. an internship
a. an introductory course
When you barter, no money __________.
a. changes hands
b. falls into a trap
c. budgets
a. changes hands
Your immune system produces _____ that kill germs.
a. antibodies
b. bacteria
c. vaccines
a. antibodies
Paula ___________ on the test if she has studied for it.
a. could have do better
b. could has done better
c. could have done better
c. could have done better