Bob and Joe are having a DISPUTE over whether or not the Bruins are the best team ever. They can never agree on anything! a. choice b. discussion c. disagreement

If you don't CURTAIL your spending, you'll be broke in no time. a. reduce b. increase c. buy things online

Fortunately, the explosion DIVERTED the asteroid from a course that would have sent it hurdling into our planet. a. destroyed b. change direction of c. see through telescope

My neighbor is working night and day to knit scarves to send to the troops. What a SELFLESS person she is. a. bored b. has no personality c. puts other people's needs first

Friendship is a PRICELESS thing. It is more valuable than diamonds. a. expensive b. it has great value c. it is useless

Christmas is a time when dad REVERTS to his childhood and really looks forward to Santa's visit. a. is happy about b. goes back to be what he was c. shares the holiday season

I told the teacher I was late because my mom overslept. She said that excuse is not PLAUSIBLE because she saw my mom drive by early in the morning. a. it's believable enough to be possible b. crazy idea c. a terrible excuse

The antibiotic will INHIBIT growth of the bacteria by killing it, so it doesn't spread. a. block/slow down b. burn and destroy c. live in

Nobody can talk about this military action. It has to be a CLANDESTINE operation in order to be successful. a. useful b. secret c. dangerous

Our new alarm system will wake up the entire neighborhood if an intruder gets in the house. a. someone who goes where he/she does not belong b. a thief c. a nosy person

It's not that I am unfriendly, but sometimes I want to leave SOCIETY behind and be alone for awhile. a. job or workplace b. friends from childhood c. people living as members of a group

Poor Farmer Jones labors 19 hours a day and has no time to spend with his family. a. rides his tractor b. wastes time c. works