1. The earthquake had more or less reduced our house to a pile of worthless rubble. Nevertheless, we picked carefully through the
trying to
items of value. Unfortunately, very little could be saved.
a. deadlock ... relinquish
c. debris . salvage
b. muddle.. efface
d. dilemma ... condone
2. Minor squabbles may cause temporary
in our friendship.
but such
however heated and noisy, have never resulted
in a permanent breach.
a. teints dilemmas
c. deadlocks .. abridgments
b. rifts... altercations
d. dissents semblances
3. "If you always act cautiously, you should be able to
many
of life's obstacles." Dad told me. "Still, some difficulties cannot be overcome, even
by the most
behavior.
a. surmount... circumspect
c. commandeer... erratic
b. abridge... alien
d. relinquish ... mediocre
4. Though I am prepared to wink at an occasional petty offense against my moral
code, I absolutely refuse to
behavior that is consistently
wicked or
a. condone dissolute
c. abridge ... unbridled
b. efface .. erratic
d. exorcise circumspect