PRACTICE TEST 31.1O

The foot _______ diligently searched the area for signs of the enemy.

• squad

• force

• party

• patrol

Being a _______ entrepreneur, you will have to make a special effort for people to take you seriously.

• successful

• budding

• blossoming 

• flowering

I wanted to resign, but my boss _______ with me to stay.

• pleaded

• parted

• argued    

• bargained

His explanation was so _______ that it left everyone more confused than before.

• convoluted

• precise   

• lucid     

• coherent

If the number of audiences continue to go down, the director will…………….on the whole concert.

• pull the plug

• set aside

• follow up 

• bucket down

The manager's new policy _______ unnecessary expenditures.

• cut off

• cut back

• cut down

• cut out

After months of investigation, the committee _______ the director from all allegations of fraud.

• liberated

• exonerated

• emancipated

• discharged

The CEO is known for his _______ to innovative ideas and approaches.

• hostility

• openness 

• reservation

• opposition

The _______ light of the setting sun cast long shadows on the ground.

• glaring

• dimming  

• fading 

• blinding

The film was not just a box office success; it was ______ acclaimed.

• critically

• uncritically

• ironically

• skeptically