Vocabulary
They tried to ________ during the construction of the bridge. Now it is falling down.
a) cut edges
b) cut out
c) cut corners
c) cut corners
I have always ___________ learn languages quite easily.
a) could
b) abled
c) been able to
c) been able to
I decided to __________ for a few days so I booked a flight to the coast.
a) get out
b) get on
c) get away
c) get away
The pressing issue of our time is climate change, ignoring puts the entire planet in peril.
Which word in the above sentence means "needing to be dealt with immediately" (adj)
a) peril
b) pressing
c) issue
b) pressing
What is the most tactful way to tell someone they've made a mistake?
a) You're mistaken.
b) It looks like you may have made a mistake.
c) Are you sure you know what you're doing?
b) It looks like you may have made a mistake.
McDonald's and Burger King's _________ goes back over 6 decades.
a) rival
b) rivalry
c) rivality
b) rivalry
Tarleton State University __________ a group of adorable new employees: Kiwibots!
a) enlisted
b) has enlisted
c) had enlisted
b) has enlisted
The decision _________ you. You can do whatever you want.
a) is down on
b) is up to
c) is over
b) is up to
Toyota executive Taiichi Ohno realized that storing parts cost his company money, so he _________ a plan where Toyota ordered only what was needed making sure that parts arrived just in time.
a) elaborated
b) announce
c) devised
c) devised
There may be more costs further _________, so we need to make room in the budget for that possibility.
a) down the street
b) down the line
c) down wind
b) down the line
The best way to _________ customers is by providing excellent service.
a) keep
b) satisfied
c) retain
c) retain
By the age of 30, Marilyn Monroe ____________ a number of awards for her performances.
a) already received
b) has already received
c) had already received
c) had already received
One big idea in air travel that has ___________ in Asia and Australia is a "Journey to Nowhere" - a sightseeing trip to fly over landmarks.
a) caught on
b) caught up
c) caught out
a) caught on
Tare weight is....
a) the maximum cargo weight that a container can carry
b) the weight that a ship can safely carry
c) the weight of the empty container
c) the weight of the empty container
a) After all
b) What's more
c) For the most part
b) What's more
She __________ her critics by releasing a second novel that was shockingly, better than the first.
a) contradicted
b) confounded
c) counteracted
b) confounded
When you called me, I ____________ cooking dinner.
a) just finished
b) have just finished
c) had just finished
c) had just finished
Alice __________ about her new boyfriend too much! I'm tired of hearing about him!
a) goes on
b) goes out
c) goes off
a) goes on
By the beginning of the 20th century, book jackets started to be seen as interesting design ____________.
a) in and of itself
b) in and of themselves
c) in and of theirselves
b) in and of themselves
What is the correct way to write a sentence spoken as:
"Nuthin beh'er than helpin people, witches sumthin I realized whe nigh volunteered on Thanksgivin."
Nothing better than helping people, which is something I realized when I volunteered on Thanksgiving.