My sister grew ____ speaking English
a) on
b) with
c) up
c) up
100
Everybody will be at the office at about 8:30 am because the meeting _____ (start) at 9.
starts
100
Our baseball team's pitcher has a few [eccentric] habits, such as throwing exactly thirteen warm-up pitches and never wearing socks.
a) normal
b) strange
c) messy
b) strange
100
Opera is an art form who uses music to express a message to the audience.
who --> which/that
100
My car is _____ (old) than my brother's car
older
200
Firefighters put ____ the flames before the fire spread.
a) up
b) out
c) in
b) out
200
The speaker had hardly finished his speech when gunshots _____ (storm) the stadium.
stormed
200
After the heavy rains, the stream became [murky]; in fact, the water was so cloudy you couldn't see the bottom.
a) unclear
b) bottomless
c) white
a) unclear
200
In musical theater, an actor's performances plays a primary role, while the music is secondary.
performances plays --> performances play / performance plays
200
I have the _______ (new) phone of all my friends.
newest
300
I am having some friends ____ for lunch.
a) over
b) across
c) in
a) over
300
Before I ran in the Boston Marathon, I _____ (train) for the race for a year.
had trained
300
The [debris] on the stadium floor included numerous paper cups, ticket stubs, and cigarette butts.
a) products
b) papers
c) trash
c) trash
300
The opera have of theater such as scenery, costumes, and actors.
have --> has
300
Sasha is _____ (intelligent) than her sister.
more intelligent
400
Students who want to challenge themselves will sometimes take ____ extra coursework.
a) on
b) down
c) with
a) on
400
By the time the troops _____ (arrive), the war will have ended.
arrive
400
The newlyweds agreed to be very [frugal] in their shopping because they wanted to save enough money to buy a house.
a) economical
b) wasteful
c) interested
a) economical
400
However, the words of the opera are singing rather than spoken.
singing --> sung
400
I have the ______ (good) idea for my project.
best
500
I like to do charity work so I can give ____ to the community.
a) back
b) from
c) in
a) back
500
By the year 2020, linguists _____ (study) the Indy-European language family for more than 200 years.
will have studied
500
The coach takes every opportunity to [censure] his players, yet he ignores every opportunity to praise them.
a) approve of
b) criticize
c) choose
b) criticize
500
The singers are accompanied by a musical ensemble ranges from a small instrumental ensemble to a full orchestra.
ranges --> ranging
500
Today, English is one of the _____ (speak) languages worldwide.