1) The demands of being a single parent as well as a director of a small but thriving City company meant there were 34 ______ moments left in any day to relax. a) 1)  few b) 2)  little c) 3)  much d) 4)  many 2) "I would be willing to believe that is the case," Philippa 34 ______ William. "But I feel I must point out to you that there is a considerable difference between an A-plus and an A-minus." a) 1)  spoke b) 2)  talked c) 3)  said d) 4)  told 3) The next morning I joined Cooper's as an apprentice, and spent my first three years at the depot under the watchful eye of Buster Jackson, the works manager. He taught me how to take the company's trucks 34 ______ and, more important, how to put them back together again. a) 1)  along b) 2)  apart c) 3)  away d) 4)  among 4) For some time he had been 34 ______ in the art of the Ming dynasty. a) 1)  fond b) 2)  interested c) 3)  involved d) 4)  keen 5) After breakfast Consuela 34 ______ a couple of phone calls and then she disappeared into the bathroom. a) 1)  took b) 2)  did c) 3)  made d) 4)  held 6) 34 ______ Diane was regularly asked to spend the weekend with them in the country, she only accepted one invitation out of three. She would have liked to join them more often, but since her divorce she had no desire to take advantage of their hospitality. a) 1)  Nevertheless b) 2)  Although c) 3)  However d) 4)  Therefore 7) Michael Gilmour could 34 ______ be a greater contrast. a) 1)  nearly b) 2)  hardly c) 3)  simply d) 4)  merely 8) Simon Jakes told his colleagues that he had never had a brighter pair up in the same year. They taught each other most of the time and he 34 ________ acted as a referee. a) 1)  rarely b) 2)  hardly c) 3)  nearly d) 4)  merely 9) All the characters are real and can create connections with their audience. They no longer seem to behave like fictional characters, but rather real people that have similar problems and ideas as young adults nowadays. 34 _______ of this, readers are able to recognize their own search for self-identity or labyrinths they must escape through the main characters. a) 1)  Besides b) 2)  Instead c) 3)  Despite d) 4)  Because 10) While I loved so many things in this book, the writing wasn’t as exciting as in the previous novels, at 34 _______ not for me and not in the beginning. Towards the middle it gained more intensity and the pace picked up, and by the end I was on the edge of my seat. a) 1)  all b) 2)  least c) 3)  times d) 4)  last 11) The 34 ______ that the text is set up will make any child want to go to the North Pole. a) 1)  feature b) 2)  type c) 3)  way d) 4)  means 12) At first, I was rather 34 ______ by these greeting traditions which seemed so unusual and respectful to me. a) 1)  attached b) 2)  influenced c) 3)  related d) 4)  impressed 13) Several studies have found that a strong emotional intelligence is a top factor for a leader’s success. 34 ______ to the research, managers with the strongest emotional intelligence were much more likely to succeed. a) 1)  Regarding b) 2)  Concerning c) 3)  Including d) 4)  According 14) He 34 ______ Dotty of her elder brother. a) 1)  remembered b) 2)  reminded c) 3)  reviewed d) 4)  revised 15) Only a few years passed before those who came 34 ______contact with the brothers for the first time mistakenly assumed Ted was the heir to the earldom. a) 1)  from b) 2)  for c) 3)  into d) 4)  to 16) Her dream of going to Cambridge had come true and for the past year she had been living her childhood dream, 34 ______ lectures. a) 1)  approving b) 2)  attending c) 3)  participating d) 4)  visiting 17) Despite all the problems on the way, the man 34 _______ to save himself. a) 1)  succeeded b) 2)  achieved c) 3)  managed d) 4)  completed 18) He had apparently attempted to get hold of you here, but the line was busy. In 34 ______, he tried several times with no success a) 1)  fact b) 2)  time c) 3)  place d) 4)  point 19) When his lecture came to an end, Becky’s only regret was that he’d scarcely 34 ______ on transport, with just a passing mention of how the airplane would change the new world order, both for business and tourism. a) 1)  talked b) 2)  touched c) 3)  dealt d) 4)  dwelt 20) Finally, she made a comeback and won the championship! Her victories in high-pressure tournaments illustrate her remarkable focus and 34 ______. a) 1)  appreciation b) 2)  expectation c) 3)  admiration d) 4)  determination

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