14.Although the arguments were _____,he was not convinced.
A.supreme B.rational C.audible D.blunt
15.A hypothesis is not a casual or _____ guess but a guess which has some basis in fact and logic.
A.random B.voluntary C.formidable D.irresistible
16.I will never deviate ____ what I believe to be right.
A.at B.over C.from D.of
17.I _____ Zeke’s comments _____ in my mind for a long time that night.
A.turned…down B.turned…over C.turned…up D.turned…out
18.Ruth did a _____ job of decorating the house for the party.
A.terrific B.historical C.corporate D.ruthless
19.The home team can’t win; the _____ are stacked against them.
A.gargets B.timetables C.certainties D.odds
20.Union negotiators are _____ a more generous pay settlement.
A.wary of B.coming down to
C.holding out for D.weighing down
21.Some businesses are accused of practicing discrimination _____ women.
A.over B.against C.towards D.of
22.The increasing prosperity of the country was in a large measure attributable to the government’s _____ of a policy of economic reform.
A.proclamation B.symphony C.equality D.pursuit
23.The accused was _______ to have been the leader of a plot to overthrow the government.
A.reconciled B.blended C.alleged D.referred
24.The keys have to be turned in a particular _______ to open the safe.
A.succession B.chain C.sequence D.series
25.The athlete was ______ of his gold medal when found to have taken drugs before the race.
A.grabbed B.stripped C.crippled D.relieved
26.The advantage of the table is that it can be ______ and therefore it takes up little space.
A.modified B.replaced C.adapted D.collapsed
27.There was a _____ of disapproval at his remarks on democracy.
A.humor B.reconciliation C.chorus D.radiation
28 Advertisements are often ______ written in bad English.
A.apparently B.deliberately C.partially D.mechanically
29.Robert did not hear the bell because he was completely ______ in his reading.
A.confirmed B.immersed C.confined D.concentrated
30.I suppose some people create an idea of who they want to be and,then they ______ it _______.
A.work…over B.bear…out C.live…out D.get…over