Question 9: 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

Question 8: 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

Question 7: This class _______ is a prerequisite for microbiology, is so difficult that I would rather drop it.

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

Question 6: Jenny: “Was Linda asleep when you came home?”

Jack: “No. She                  TV.”

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

Question 5: By appearing on the soap powder commercials, she became a                  name.

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

Question 4: 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

Question 3: When the Titanic started sinking, the passengers were                .

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

Question 2: 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

Question   1:   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

Question 83. The more tired you are, the least hard you can concentrate.

A. more tired                B. you are                     C. least hard                  D. concentrate