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Hayden woke up from a ___ 4 days after being seriously injured in a car accident.
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2.
The rubbing of the chains on the convict’s leg had caused his skin to ___ easily although there was no serious damage done.
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C. 
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3.
The ___ were looked down upon by the upper classes in society as they belonged to the middle classes.
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D. 
4.
It was the burglar’s ___ movements that drew the guard’s attention for he had indeed appeared really suspicious.
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D. 
5.
The speaker was ___ away so quickly and indistinctly that I really could not catch a word of what he said.
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D. 
6.
The referee’s sudden decision to show a red card had caused ___ among the players.
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D. 
7.
The lady who drove her car over a cliff managed to crawl from the ___ to safety.
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C. 
D. 
8.
While trying to avoid running over the puppy, the new driver ___ crashed her car into a tree instead.
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D. 
9.
Which one do you like?
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B. 
C. 
D. 
10.
The country is indeed unlucky to have such a / an ___ leader who indulges in cruel acts.
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B. 
C. 
D. 
11.
A famous image of pain endurance is a ___ lying on a bed of nails.
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B. 
C. 
D. 
12.
The magician survived being ___ in a freezing lake with his hands and feet securely tied up.
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B. 
C. 
D. 
13.
___ notions of children from broken families often failing in life have always been proven wrong.
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B. 
C. 
D. 
14.
The cat ___ in a corner whenever the huge bulldog appears.
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C. 
D. 
15.
The ___ goal of the new president was to achieve a better standard of living for all his people.
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B. 
C. 
D. 
16.
The country had imposed heavy fines and other forms of punishments in an effort to ___ the litter-bug problem.
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B. 
C. 
D. 
17.
You had insulted your best friend badly and wounded his pride. It was no wonder he stormed off in a state of ___.
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B. 
C. 
D. 
18.
The collapse of the old bridge only serves to ___ the urgent need for the authorities to repair all old structures and buildings in the city.
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B. 
C. 
D. 
19.
It is all the years of ___ that have turned the tycoon’s daughter into such a spoilt child.
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B. 
C. 
D. 
20.
The organiser’s switchboard was ___ by irate phone calls when the international awards show was cancelled abruptly.
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B. 
C. 
D. 
21.
The ___ player proved to everyone that being short is not an obstacle for playing top level basketball.
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B. 
C. 
D. 
22.
Olivia’s friends are quite afraid of her ___ character. One moment, she can be happy but the next, she becomes angry.
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B. 
C. 
D. 
23.
In order to give his family a better life, Mr Jones ___ his income by taking up a second job as a security guard.
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B. 
C. 
D. 
24.
Store shelves were empty as families were ___ butter, meat, and gasoline during the war.
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B. 
C. 
D. 
25.
Tsunamis are large ___ sea waves generated by sudden movements of the sea floor during an earthquake.
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B. 
C. 
D.