1.
The house was burgled while the family was _______ in a card game.
A. buried
B. busy
C. absorbed
D. helping
2.
I am sorry that I can’t _______ your invitation.
A.
take B. except C. agree D. accept
3.
______ what he says, he wasn’t even there when the crime was committed.
A.
Following B. According to C. Hearing D. meaning
4.
he has impressed his employers considerably and ______ he is soon to be promoted.
A.
nevertheless B. accordingly C. yet D. eventually
5.
He gave his listeners a vivid ______ of his journey through Peru.
A.
account B. tale C. communication D. plot
6.
Will you be taking my precious experience into _______ when you fix my salary?
A.
possession B. account C. mind D. scale
7.
The policeman stopped him when he was driving home and _______ him of speeding.
A.
charged B. accused C. blamed D. arrested
8.
His stomach began to _______ because of the bad food he had eaten.
A. pain
B. harm
C. be hurt
D. ache
9.
If you _____ money to mine, we shall have enough.
A. add
B. combine
C. unite
D. bank
10.
he was full of _______ for her bravery.
A. energy
B. admiration
C. surprise
D. pride
11.
This ticket _____ one person to the show.
A. permits
B. enters
C. delivers
D. admits
12.
The cow had lost its own calf. but the farmer persuaded it to _______ one whose mother had died.
A.
