Throughout the 1790s he worked hard to secure the interest of wealthy patrons. Such patronage ..... him to concentrate on becoming a successful composer. ABLE

That old house hasn't been lived in for nearly thirty years, hence the fact that it looks so _________ a. decrepit b. trashed c. rotten d. derelict

Galileo's first sketches of the moon through a telescope are ........ beautiful. a. totally b. doubtlessly c. surely d. truly

Mother arrived home eventually at 5pm, ____ with grocery bags, having been out shopping for nearly three hours. a. burdened b. full c. stocked d. laden

You could argue that the scientific exploration of the extra-terrestrial is, at least (6) ........ part, a search for meaning: to position us within a larger cosmology. a. with b. in c. at d. for

Nonetheless, I suspect that the image made the heart of more than one geologist (5) ........ a beat. a. slip b. lose c. skip d. jump

He survived a somewhat unconventional ..... during which his eccentric father would often force him to take music lessons in the middle of the night. BRING

So it should come as no surprise that scientific images of planetary surfaces have ........ inspiration to a range of artists from Galileo to Hepworth. a. offered b. provided c. given d.made

1. You’d be [ ] off if you put some money aside every month. 2. The guidelines for the office’s policy on [ ] practice are displayed in the folder. 3. Come on! You need to put your [ ] foot forward if you wan

I have been back to the doctor three times and he still hasn't____ the reason for all the pain I have been suffering from recently. a. indicated b. highlighted c. pinpointed d. looked up

You shouldn't have bought so many ____ presents on this holiday. You won't have any money left when you go back home. a. rich b. lavish c. worthy d. invaluable

During the riots, hundreds of people broke into the city's main department store and_____ it. There was almost nothing left after the night had finished. a. stole b. looted c. mugged d. conned