Grammar 1
As___ as everyone pays their fair share of monthly dues, we will be able to maintain the archery club.
a. soon
b. long
c. much
d. far
b. long
The select committee ___ appoint a new chief of staff, but has not done so yet.
a. has been meaning to
b. supposed to
c. has supposed to
d. meant to
a. has been meaning to
Danny tried to ____ a good relationship with his adopted son.
a. mold
b. fashion
c. forge
d. model
c. forge
The doctors determined that the tumor was ____ and had to be removed.
a. malicious
b. malnourished
c. malevolent
d. malignant
d. malignant
Nicole scored well on her career development test ___ she was feeling under the weather.
a. regarding
b. considering
c. wondering
d. thinking
b. considering
____ I was in my early twenties have I dared to do anything on a whim.
a. From when
b. Ever since
c. Not until
d. Not since
d. Not since
Linda ____ to take the subway to work rather than drive.
a. settled
b. opted
c. determined
d. concluded
b. opted
People have been spending less money since the economy has been in a _____.
a. plunge
b. crash
c. ditch
d. slump
d. slump
Fred can make an unusual noise ____ the sound on his electric guitar.
a. in the amplification
b. by amplifying
c. to amplifying
d. for amplifying
b. by amplifying
In the unlikely ____ that you suffer any side effects from the medication, consult your physician immediately.
a. condition
b. situation
c. event
d. case
c. event
The library was completely ____ by the devastating fire and had to be entirely rebuilt.
a. gutted
b. charred
c. scorched
d. wrecked
a. gutted
Trevor ____ gifts on his nieces and nephews during his visit.
a. lavished
b. stacked
c. amassed
d. hoarded
a. lavished
It was quite uncanny that Sam showed up as we ____ inviting him over.
a. 'd like to
b. 'd been thinking of
c. 'd rather
d. were intending to
b. 'd been thinking of
They offered to take the ____ coffee table off our hands.
a. living-room, oval, archaic, battered
b. battered, archaic, oval, living room
c. oval, archaic, living-room, battered
d. archaic, battered, oval, living-room
b. battered, archaic, oval, living room
Teresa bought ___ cups for the party, so that she wouldn't have to wash them.
a. renewable
b. disposable
c. recyclable
d. expendable
b. disposable
Helen was worried because a muscle in her arm kept ____.
a. snapping
b. twitching
c. trembling
d. shuddering
b. twitching
Fiona is all thumbs; she can't sew on a button ___ cross-stitch this hand-painted canvas.
a. let about
b. but for
c. let alone
d. even though
c. let alone
If Sue wants to put her job on the line, then ____.
a. so let her
b. so it will be
c. so she will
d. so be it
d. so be it
The government decided to ____ taxes on all imported goods.
a. arraign
b. charge
c. levy
d. allege
c. levy
The president ____ accusations that the company was headed for bankruptcy.
a. inhibited
b. warded
c. repelled
d. deflected
d. deflected