Full Course Exam 1

I think your apologies will not .................... the old woman for this damage you made to her garden.

• treat

• compensate

• complete

• devastate

We should try hard to achieve our goals and not give up if there are some .................... in our way.

• assistance

• trials

• ambitions

• obstacles

The government promised to .................... a new control system to prevent train accidents.

• implement

• paint

• detect

• avoid

Learning to .................... effectively with stress may help prevent illness or reduce the chances of failure.

• delay

• dismiss

• cope

• derive

The bank had to .................... very powerful computer software to protect its system from piracy and hacking.

• report

• spot

• instill

• install

After his parents’ death, Samy had an extremely strict childhood with little love or security. The antonym of the word “strict” is “....................”.

• gentle

• harsh

• rough

• complex

I .................... my friend’s invitation to the cinema and excused myself, saying that I had other plans.

• reduced

• declined

• agreed

• decreased

Do you think I could borrow the book after you .................... reading it?

• had finished

• finished

• have finished

• will finish

.................... my friends sent me messages congratulating me on my success last week.

• Most

• Each

• Neither

• All

When he was sick with the flu, the doctor had him .................... much medicine.

• took

• taking

• take

• to take