Mary lost one running shoe, but won the race despite this....

A. feat

B. disaster

C. handicap

D. awkwardness

I ... doubt whether he will actually carry out his threats

A. highly

B. deeply

C. seriously

D. absolutely

 I... hope there won't be a repetition of these unfortunate events

A. deeply

B. sincerely

C. strongly

D. thoroughly

Don't tell Anna about Paul and Jane breaking up- you know what a (an) .... she is; it will be all over the town in no time.

A. talker

B. liar

C. informer

D. gossip

I think access to cinemas and theaters is the main... of city life.

A. amenity

B. attraction

C. leisure

D. recreation

This young author has already received the sort of... that many older and wiser heads have had to strive a lifetime for

A. attentiveness

B. note

C. recognition

D. motoriety

I understand why you detest her. I’ve finally met her.

A. I understand why you don’t like her due to I’ve lastly met her.

B. Now that I have finally met her, I understand why you hate her.

C. I met her and I know your feeling.

D. Since I finally met her, I understand why you like her.

I didn’t arrive in time. I was not able to see her off.

A. I arrived very late to say goodbye to her.

B. She had left because I was not on time.

C. I was not early enough to see her off.

D. I didn’t go there, so I could not see her off.

A child is influenced as much by his schooling as by his parents.

A. Schooling doesn’t influence a child as much as his parents do.

B. A child’s parents have greater influence on him than his schooling.

C. A child can influence his parents as much as his schooling.

D. A child's schooling influences him as much as his parents do.

He broke my watch.

A. My watch were broken.

B. My watch be broken.

C. My watch is broken.

D. My watch was broken.