TOEIC Confusing Word pairs

John .......that he had accidentally set off the fire alarm.

• permitted

• admitted

-to influence or cause to change

• effect

• affect

Rita Hallow ......the award for designer of the year.

• Accepted

• except

After the customer paid for the meal, the cashier gave her the .........

• recipe

• receipt

The company is looking for employees who are ......and independent.

• sensible

• sensitive

I have to go to the drugstore to fill my ......

• prescription

• description

After a short break, the tour .........

• preceded

• proceeded

The company’s ..........into bankruptcy occurred over the last decade.

• descent

• decent

It is part of a supervisor’s tasks to be ......of everything that happens during the shift

• conscious

• conscience