A: Hi. Could you tell me how I can enter the Madison River Fishing Contest? B: Sure. Just complete an ( ) by August 25. I can give you a form right now.
application
observation
expression
impression
A: Lucy thinks she’s getter than everyone just because she had a good education. B: Yeah. She ( ) on anyone who didn’t go to a top university.
turns up
looks down
drops in
dies out
A: I just read a newspaper article about a man who told people he was collecting money for charity but kept it all for himself. B: How horrible! I hate it when people do ( ) things like that.
vertical
dishonest
lively
global
While some companies are closing their offices in their towns, many have opened new offices in Richmond. Now, it is the most ( ) successful town in the state.
economically
nervously
normally
cruelly
The library was ( ) after it was destroyed in a fire. The work took a long time, but people were pleased when they could use it again.
translated
entertained
rebuilt
forgiven
A: Who is taller, you or your son? B: Actually, we are ( ) or less the same height. However, he’s still growing, so I guess he’ll be taller in the future.
equal
more
little
fewer
Frank decided to take extra subjects at university, but then he found himself ( ) by all the homework. Eventually, he gave up one of the extra subjects.
overwhelmed
fascinated
judged
patrolled
A: Mark, you were late three times this week. Please put more ( ) into being on time. B: Sorry, Mr. Maxwell. I’ll try not to be late again.
effort
activity
origin
measure
Yuki’s wristwatch was slow, so she went to the watch shop to get a new ( ).
garbage
battery
legend
muscle
The leaders of the two countries promised to make an ( ) in order to promote peace.
alliance
edition
outcome
imitation
In dry places like the desert, animals must ( ) each other for water.
do away with
compete with
satisfied with
compare with
Sarah did not want Ben to know that she liked him. Whenever he was around, she pretended to be ( ) him, as if she was not interested in him at all.
indifferent to
limited to
ashamed of
capable of
The label on the plant that Becky bought said that it should not be ( ) to too much sunlight, so she keeps it inside the house.
attached
exposed
determined
launched
Bobby tried to ( ) for a class about Greek history, but it was already full. He put his name on the waiting list in case someone quits the class.
register
scatter
stimulate
depart
Jamie’s mother told him that it was time for dinner, but he did not hear her. He was completely absorbed ( ) the book he was reading.
in
over
around
about
The team knew that they had to win the next game ( ) if they wanted to stay in the soccer championship.
on the move
in many ways
at all costs
for a while
Cindy overslept this morning. ( ) she got to her office, it was almost noon.
By the time
As long as
In case
Even if