6. At 0-0 with one minute ______, England got a penalty against Germany in the final match.

A. to go                                                        B. go

C. going                                                        D. gone

7. It was very ______ of you to send me a greeting card on my tenth wedding anniversary.

A. considering                                               B. considerable

C. considered                                                D. considerate

8. The salesman took the customer for a drive in the latest model of the car in order to ______its improved features.

A. advertise                                                   B. demonstrate

C. expose                                                      D. release

9. Being extremely ______ to the cold, I do not like skiing.

A. sensitive                                                    B. sensible

C. insensitive                                                 D. senseless

10. In the hot sun the surface of the road seems wet, but that is only an ______.

A. allusion                                                    B. illusion

C. expectation                                                D. exception

11. The dishonest man was made general manager of the company. The appointment has caused much ______.

A. enthusiasm                                                B. consequence

C. controversy                                               D. difference

12. You cannot ______ by her appearance that she is already over seventy.

A. say                                                           B. speak

C. tell                                                            D. talk

13. I had met with him to explain the format of the programme and what we had in ______.

A. mind                                                         B. head

C. heart                                                         D. thought

14. Though certain areas of the city suffer from a high crime rate, the centre is ______safe for tourists.

A. particularly                                                B. relatively

C. specially                                                    D. uniquely

15. He didn’t pass the entrance exam, and this was a ______ disappointment to his mother.

A. heavy                                                       B. slight

C. bitter                                                        D. minor