A. elected B. evaluated
C. elaborated D. eliminated
7. It has not rained for several weeks and the garden is ________ water.( )
A. crying out for B. ready for
C. running out of D. overflowing with
8. The police are ________ a gang who has robbed two banks in the past month.( )
A. in relation to B. in the way of
C. on the track of D. laying hands on
9. Joe was awarded some compensation ________ the doctor had been negligent.( )
A. in order that B. on the grounds that
C. for fear that D. in case
10. People seldom act in a ________ way when they fly into rage.( )
A. rational B. radical
C. radiant D. racial
11. Would you please lend me ten dollars? I’ll ________ next week.( )
A. pay off B. pay for
C. pay up D. pay back
12. This biography offers only a few ________ of his life before he became famous.( )
A. glitters B. glimpses
C. glances D. gleams
13. There is little ________ that she will make a full recovery.( )
A. promise B. likelihood
C. foresight D.announcement
14. The ________ of the priest’s sermon was that all human beings should love each other.( )
A. essence B. estate
C. segment D. qualification
