2. To the great ____________ of many readers, a considerable portion of the space in anynewspaper is
3. When a thirsty traveler sees a non-existing pool of water in the desert, he is having an optical_
4. It was so dark that we could only see the ____________ of the mountains against the sky.(A) statu
5. David spent all his money on his new apartment; he had no more for the ____________ of anew car.(
6. The archeologist had bad luck after he opened the tomb. He received the mummy’s____________.(A) c
7. Now that Jack enjoys the English class, his scores are ____________ every week.(A) saving (B) red
8. Bill Gates almost has a ____________ on computer operating systems. Most people useWindows on the
9. I don’t have enough ____________ with me. Can I pay by credit card?(A) message (B) cash (C) recei
10.No matter how the mother tries to stop it, the child still ____________ his thumb.(A) vows (B) tu
11.Many people love to ride bicycles. It’s a popular form of ____________.(A) transportation (B) env
12.It is not easy to keep your ____________ on the deck of a violent boat.(A) summary (B) balance (C
13.John’s car was at the mechanic’s, so he asked his wife to ____________ the children at school.(A)
14.Tina had not studied Spanish in many years, so she decided to take a class to ____________ herlan
15.After the baseball team won the national championship, the town quickly ____________ aparade to g