Unit 7 multiple choice

The senator departed from his prepared remarks to deliver an intemperate ___________ attacking the administration foreign policy.

• pensive (thoughtful, dreamy)

• tirade (a long, angry speech)

• metropolis (a large city)

• advent (an arrival, approach)

It takes many long hours of study to ___________ all the technical information you need to know if you wish to become a computer programmer.

• assimilate (to absorb fully, digest, blend in)

• pensive (thoughtful, dreamy)

• shoddy (of poor quality, cheap)

• surly (angry, bad-tempered)

It is sad to have to bid _________ to friends we have known for many years.

• adieu (Farewell, So long)

• apex (the highest point)

• bogus (false, counterfeit, phony, fake)

• obstreperous (noisy, disorderly)

When the head of your golf club has reached the _________ of the swing, pause for a second before you begin the downward motion.

• apex (the highest point)

• malign (to speak evil, bad mouth)

• momentous (very important)

• sprightly (lively, full of life)

Shakespeare's wicked characters often assume the guise of kindness to cloak their _________ natures.

• surly (angry, bad-tempered)

• metropolis (a large city)

• assimilate (to absorb fully, digest, blend in)

• apex (the highest point)

This great ______________ has many problems, "the mayor said, "but it also has much to offer both residents and visitors.

• metropolis (a large city)

• pensive (thoughtful, dreamy)

• advent (an arrival, approach)

• adieu (Farewell, So long)

Is there anything more unpleasant than to go to a store and find yourself in the hands of a(n) ___________ salesperson?

• exorbitant (unreasonably high, excessive, extreme)

• pensive (thoughtful, dreamy)

• metropolis (a large city)

• vagrant (an idle wanderer, tramp)

Many students take jobs during the _______ between the end of one school year and the beginning of the next.

• interim (the time between, temporary)

• shoddy (of poor quality, cheap)

• inundate (to flood, overflow, to overwhelm)

• metropolis (a large city)

When vacant apartments are in short supply, landlords can often get away with charging _________ rents.

• exorbitant (unreasonably high, excessive, extreme)

• malign (to speak evil, bad mouth)

• exorbitant (unreasonably high, excessive, extreme)

• bogus (false, counterfeit, phony, fake)

In the streets of all our great cities, you will find ________ who wander about without homes, jobs, or friends.

• vagrant (an idle wanderer, tramp)

• pensive (thoughtful, dreamy)

• momentous (very important)

• meander (to wander about, wind about, twist)