MASTER 2 - Midterm Grammar Review

I'd like to clear up a few _______________ about the schedule. / slaves / devices / misconceptions / sprockets

While Bob was playing video game, his sister ________________ algebra. (to study)

She ignored most of the people at the table, ___________ only the man who was sitting next to her. / addressing / improving / drawing / condoning

The movie ___________ in ten minutes. Let’s hurry. (to start)

There’s no logic decision you can make concerning love. You have to _______________. / criticize / put a spotlight / dig up / go with your gut

Thanks for ___________ me this ride home. (to give)

I _________________ here since I was born. (to live)

For getting a promotion, it’s necessary that Mark ____________ hard. (to work)

Wasn't that party a ____________? / portrait / quad / mill / hoot

I ____________ they would lose. The team hasn’t been getting good results lately. / shamed / condoned / figured / slathered

I can’t stand staying in grandpa’s for a long time. He lives in such a ___________ town. / further / bucolic / hoot / fancy

My office is a mess but her office is always _____________. / flaw / in a nutshell / sanguine / pristine

Despite its democratic _____________, the country's government was a dictatorship. / contempt / hypocrisy / trappings / flaws

After the professor’s questions, Theresa always answers ___________. She never lets any other student answer. / friendly / ironically / wittily / promptly

Rio de Janeiro is ______________ by São Paulo, Minas Gerais and Espírito Santo. / highlighted / raised / stung / bordered

I feel nothing but contempt when I read Phil’s posts on the Internet. I can’t ________ him. / support / stand / sting / slather

Public ____________ over the scandal was great. / theme / willpower / outrage / behavior

I have nothing but _____________ for people who are cruel to animals. / flaw / scorn / trout / hoot

He feels that wealthy people regard him with __________ because he is poor. / contempt / wit / stinger / crank

By the time you got there, the party ____________________. (already; to start)