River (transportation) in the United States (consists) (primarily) of barges (pull) by towboats

Scarcely ......... wearing a dinner jacket.
A. anyone was B. was anyone
C. someone was D. was someone

Evelyn Waugh wrote satires that exposed the (arrogant) nature of
upperclass
Englishmen
A. conceited
B. masterful
C. delightful
D. inferior

You will get ........ if you are caught doing that.
A. telling on B. to tell against
C. to have been told of D. told off

Although they had only been invited for lunch they ........ until supper time.
A. stayed on B. stayed out C. stayed up D. stayed in

I am never free on Tuesday evenings as I have a ..... arrangement to go to the cinema with a friend.
A. long-standing B. long-lived C. long-range D. long-lasting

. _______, any other politician would have given way to this sort of pressure
years ago.
A. Really B. Practically C. Actually D. Utterly

Hardly had the van turned the corner when one of the back wheels .............. .
A. broke away B. turned C. came off D. rolled down

In case the ......... of the certificate fails to come, just keep it in the safe.
A. holder B. owner C. patron D. recipient

He opened the letter without _______ to read the address on the
envelope
A. worrying
B. bothering
C. fearing
D. caring