| 1. The police announced that there will be an official ___ into the mysterious death.
a) inscription
b) input
c) inquiry
d) irony
2. The teacher made an ___ to the rule for a student who was ill.
a) excitement
b) exchange
c) excessive
d) exception
3. A(n) ___ researcher in the field of gender differences will be speaking at the conference.
a) initial
b) primary
c) eminent
d) foremost
4. Jim seems to be ill. He doesn't have the ___ that he once did.
a) vitality
b) vividness
c) vitamins
d) violence
5. If the customer is ___ to pay a bill, the company turns their account over to a collection agency.
a) unusual
b) unwilling
c) unworthy
d) unwanted
6. If we look at the problem ___ we should be able to solve it.
a) symbolically
b) symphonically
c) systematically
d) sympathetically
7. A(n) ___ amount of money was lost in the fire.
a) mass
b) numerous
c) abundant
d) substantial
8. The report ___ the importance of making changes in the structure of the organization.
a) stressed
b) insisted
c) demanded
d) required
9. Taking photographs inside the museum is ___ forbidden.
a) narrowly
b) exactly
c) strictly
d) firmly
10. The statements the witness made today ___ the statements he made last week.
a) ridicule
b) predict
c) indicate
d) contradict
11. The clerk ___ stole some money from the bank.
a) supposed to
b) supposedly
c) supposed
d) suppose
12. The committee plans to ___ again in about six months.
a) conduct
b) condense
c) convene
d) contest
13. A ____ group is causing a lot of problems in the organization.
a) splendid
b) sparked
c) spoiled
d) splinter
14. One of my mother's hobbies is ___ tulips.
a) watering
b) raising
c) rising
d) blooming
15. After the accident, Andy ___ several hours of surgery.
a) undertook
b) underlined
c) undid
d) underwent
16. Debbie has a(n) ___ that we haven't heard the whole truth about this matter yet.
a) uncertainty
b) distrust
c) suspicion
d) doubt
17. That company doesn't take credit cards, so customers have to pay ___.
a) dollars
b) finance
c) money
d) cash
18. With some ___, the plan sounds like it will work well.
a) dedications
b) modifications
c) indications
d) investigations
19. Jan received a letter ___ the university's new policies.
a) regardful
b) regardless
c) regards
d) regarding
20. The company offers a great ___ of services to students.
a) variety
b) vary
c) various
d) variously
21. What would you ___ from this evidence?
a) inflame
b) indicate
c) inform
d) infer
22. I was ___ finished with the paper when my computer lost the file.
a) virtually
b) virtual
c) virtue
d) virtuous
23. Marla was invited to be a speaker at the conference, but she ___.
a) deserved
b) declined
c) deceived
d) delighted
24. Julie's company has ___ her with great responsibilities.
a) entangled
b) entreated
c) entertained
d) entrusted
25. My new employer gave me a(n) ___ on my salary to buy some work clothes.
a) payment
b) finance
c) money
d) advance
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