The boots were much more expensive than Tina had expected; _____, she didn’t buy them.

• therefore
• however
• in addition
• out of ignorance

The travelers stood there in _____ as they looked at the huge rainbow up in the sky.

• amazement
• survival
• breath
• creature

Helen usually scores above _____ on her exams because she always studies much harder than her classmates.

• average
• amazement
• survival
• breath

Everybody in the Su family likes to take a _____ right after lunch on weekends.

• nap
• average
• amazement
• survival

When too many people boarded the little boat, it began to sink below the _____ of the water.

• surface
• nap
• average
• amazement

The new worker left a good _____ on most of the staff members on her first day.

• impression
• surface
• nap
• average

In large cities in Taiwan, it is common to find more than one restaurant within walking _____ of one’s home.

• distance
• impression
• surface
• nap

After high school, the two best friends plan to go on a _____ around the world.

• journey
• distance
• impression
• surface

When Mrs. Kuo arrived at the airport, she learned that her _____ was going to be thirty minutes late.

• flight
• creature
• distance
• impression

That store sells a wide _____ of children’s toys and books.

• variety
• flight
• journey
• distance