18: I can’t tell you the exact amount, but I can give you a ________ estimate.
A. smooth B. rough C. tidy D. similar

17: There’s a rumor that the National Bank is going to ________ the company I work for.
A. take over B. overtake C. take on D. take off

16: The complaints he received were like water off a duck’s ________.
A. feather B. wings C. back D. body

15: Some people are ________ interested in animals than in other people.
A. further B. far more C. much D. most

14: I got very nervous during the exam. When the examiner asked my name, my mind went
completely ________.
A. empty B. blank C. white D. void

1. A. struggle B. certain C. action D. police
 2. A. considerate B. continental C. territorial D. economic

 All the judges paid the dancer compliments on their excellent performance in the
A. All

B. paid

C. their

D. in

14: The acoustics in the concert hall were very poor and it was necessary to _____ performers’
voices.
A. increase B. exaggerate C. extend D.

13: Italian TV has ______ a young composer to write an opera for the TV’s thirtieth anniversary.
A. appointed B. ordered C. consulted D. commissioned

12: Because the waiter didn’t ______ what I ordered, he brought me a mutton steak instead of the
chicken wings that I’d wanted.

A. call on B. stay up C. take down D. check in