Kate closed her bedroom window because the sound of the construction on her street was ____________ her.
judging
irritating
detecting
exchanging
George is respected by all the other people in the marketing department. Everyone in his section ____________ him for his wonderful ideas and hard work.
moves on with
looks up to
takes away from
does away with
Carrie wants her children to speak more ____________, so she often reminds them to say “please” and “thank you” to other people.
commonly
politely
silently
luckily
A: Do you think $400 will be _________ there days in New York? B: No, I think you’ll need at least $800. Hotels are expensive there.
particular about
sufficient for
obliged to
capable of
This morning, Mr. Ikeda was tired at work he _____________ all night taking care of his baby girl.
spoke up
looked over
stayed up
left over
Lisa and her brother had an ___________ about whose turn it was to wash the dishes. They each thought that they were the one who had done it last time.
identity
expense
argument
occasion
Victor cannot be captain of the badminton team anymore because be is too busy with his school work. Michael is going to _____________ as captain.
make sure
take over
drive off
pull down
Many people in the United State choose ___________ products instead of foreign ones so as to support American industry.
formal
routine
manual
domestic
A: This car is great, but it cost too much money. B: Don’t worry, honey. Let me see if I can ____________ the car salesperson into giving us a discount, so we can buy it at cheaper price.
talk
run
burst
divide
During his lifetime, the scientist made outstanding contributions to the study of the solar system, to say __________ of his research in physic.
further
better
worse
nothing
A: I’m going to be away next week, so please ___________ your assignment to Ms. Edwards. B: OK, Professor Clifton. I’ll give it to her as soon as I’m done.
submit
beat
convent
imply
Monica trained very hard for the state tennis champ longship. ____________ her efforts, she could not win.
Despite
Outside
Within
Above
Shuntaro has always tried to help the other members of the chess club. He has been doing so ____________ since he become the club’s president earlier this year.
all the better
all the most
all the best
all the more
A: Janet is always complaining about her job. B: Yeah, I’m getting ___________ of it. I wish she’d stop.
low
hard
lazy
sick
Andy focused on ____________ for his science report. It was about how certain birds lost the ability to fry over millions of years.
humanity
psychology
landscape
evolution
The police had ___________ that showed the man had robbed the bank. His face could be seen on a video taken by the bank’s security cameras.
evidence
harmony
rhythm
praise
Joe made a web page to sell some of old items. He put pictures on the web page and wrote a detailed ____________ of each item.
description
hammer
route
symphony
Johann’s hobby is ___________ music. He wrote a beautiful song for his wife’s birthday and played it on the piano at her birthday party.
rescuing
flattering
composing
declaring
If Tom’s grandparents __________ a computer last year, they’d still be using their old typewriter.
wouldn’t buy
haven’t bought
hadn’t bought
don’t buy
A: I can’t get the Internet to work. B: You need to _____________ that blue cable to the computer. Then it should work.
connect
investigate
reflect
define