______ his poor English, he managed to communicate his problem very clearly.

     A. Because                    B. Even though             C. Because of                D. In spite of

-Peter: “What ______ your flight?”

-Mary: “There was a big snowstorm in Birmingham that delayed a lot of flights.”

     A. held up                     B. postponed up           C. delayed up                D. hung up

During the campaign when Lincoln was first a(n) ______ for the Presidency, the slaves on the far-off plantations, miles from any railroad or large city or daily newspaper, knew what the issues involved were.

     A. competitor                B. contestant                 C. applicant                   D. candidate

This class, ______ is a prerequisite for microbiology, is so difficult that I would rather drop it.

     A. that                           B. when                        C. where                        D. which

Jenny: “Was Linda asleep when you came home?”

-Jack: “No. She ______ TV.”

     A. watched                   B. had watched            C. was watching           D. has been watching

By appearing on the soap powder commercials, she became a ______ name.

     A. housekeeper             B. housewife                 C. household                 D. house

Jack has a collection of ______.

     A. old valuable Japanese postage stamps           B. old Japanese valuable postage stamps

     C. valuable Japanese old postage stamps           D. valuable old Japanese postage stamps

When the Titanic started sinking, the passengers were ______.

     A. horrifying                 B. apprehensive            C. panic-stricken           D. weather-beaten

Everyone in both cars ______ injured in the accident last night, ?

     A. was/weren’t they     B. were/ weren’t they   C. was/ wasn’t he          D. were/ were they

I assume that you are acquainted ______ this subject since you are responsible

______ writing the accompanying materials.

     A. to/for                        B. with/for                    C. to/to                          D. with/with