The phrase "ushering in" in line 14 is closest in meaning to
A.demanding
B.beginning
C.publishing
D.increasing

Choose the underlined word or phrase that needs correcting.
If motorists do not observe the traffic regulations, they will be stopped, ticketed and have to pay a fine.
A.not observe
B.the traffic
C.they
D.have to pay a fine

I don't think anyone understood what I was saying at the meeting, did they? I totally failed to get my point __________ .
A.around
B.along
C.across
D.about

There was nothing they could do_________ leave the car at the roadside where it had broken down.
A.unless
B.but
C.than
D.instead of

I'm ________my brother is
A.nothing near as ambitious as
B.nowhere like so ambitious as
C.nowhere near as ambitious as
D.nothing as ambitious as

It's very kind of you to give me something on my birthday, but you ________such an expensive present like this.
A.needn't have bought
B.haven't needed to buy
C.needn't to buy
D.didn't need to buy

Ralph Nader was the most prominent leader of the U.S consumer protection movement.
A.casual
B.significant
C.promiscuous
D.aggressive

The word "those" in line 24 refers to
A.investigations
B.microscopes
C.properties
D.x-rays

__________that I tore up the letter.
A.I was so annoying
B.I was such an annoyed
C.Such was my annoyance
D.So was I annoyed

Now I am unemployed. I have too much time________ and don't know what to do with myself.
A.in hand
B.in my hands
C.to hand
D.on my hands