01
B
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              A:           I heard the race was exciting.
              B:           Yes, and because of the accident at the start, it
                             was ________ race we'd ever witnessed.
                             (A)  a very exciting
                             (B)  the most exciting
                             (C)  an exciting
                             (D)  the exciting






02
D
14











              A:           Did you enjoy Hallowe'en last night.
              B:           Not really. There were many ________ noises in the
                             neighborhood, the kids couldn't sleep.
                             (A)  scare
                             (B)  having scare
                             (C)  scared
                             (D)  scarey






03
A
14











              A:           Was Cal always a great baseball player?
              B:           No, as a child, he was not considered a particularly 
                             ________ boy.
                             (A)  athletic
                             (B)  athlete
                             (C)  athletically
                             (D)  athletes






04
D
14











              A:           Patricia Silva is a great volleyball player.  She must 
                             have a strong will to succeed.
              B:           Yes, she does, but it was through alot of    ________ by her
                             coach that she went on to be one of the top women volleyball
                             players in the world.
                             (A)  Encourage
                             (B)  Encouraging
                             (C)  Encourages
                             (D)  Encouragment




05
D
14











              A:          What did the paper say about yesterday's show?
              B:          " The ________ audience watched the dolphins 
                             perform incredible acrobatics. "
                             (A)  amaze
                             (B)  amazing
                             (C)  amazingly
                             (D)  amazed






06
A
14











              A:           You should think twice before ________ your promise.
              B:           I have to finish this report.  I can take him to the circus tomorrow.
                             (A)  Breaking
                             (B)  Broke
                             (C)  Broken
                             (D)  Breaks







07
B
14











              A:           What does the paper say about the riot at the concert 
                             last night?
              B:           "________ around the singer, the fans were 
                             hardly able to let him pass."
                             (A)  Crowds
                             (B)  Crowding
                             (C)  To crowd
                             (D)  Crowd





08
A
14











              A:           You should have seen the new teacher with her class
                             yesterday.
              B:           I did.  She was surrounded by the __________
                             children who listened to every word she said.
                             (A)  fascinated
                             (B)  fascinatingly
                             (C)  fascinating
                             (D)  fascinate