, As their products find their way into the international market, their brand is ______ in popularity.

A. taking B. setting C. gaining D. placing

The names are listed in alphabetical _______, so Benthony must come before Kathy.

A. difference

B. order

C. reality

D. growth

Jazz and Blues are part of the cultural _______ of the southern United States.

A. inherit

B. heritage

C. asset

D. legacy

Their efforts were much _______ when they won 2 gold medals in bodybuilding and billiards.

A. considered

B. expended

C. appreciated

D. required

I can’t do whatever I want because I am still financially ______ on my parents.

A. determined

B. dependable

C. reliant

D. subject

I show absolutely no _________ for people who get into debt by overspending

A. distate

B. antipathy

C. condolence

D. compassion

10. They decided to build a new school immediately. (SHOULD)

9. She seemed quite unhappy when I saw her last week. (…LOOK… AT ALL.)

The UN warns ______ that world population , now well over seven population " has reached a stage where the amount of resources needed to sustain it exceeds what is available "

A. bluntly

B. sharply

C. completely

D. ironically

8. As a boy, he was a regular churchgoer. (USED)