1. How did you come …………………………………. such an interesting job?
A.round B.by C.across D.at
2. Have you thought what the ……………………………. might be if all the folders are deleted?
A.bearings B.applications C.implications D.connotations
3. The dog lay down on the grass and began …………………………. on the bone, making a lot of noise.
A.nippling B.gnawing C.teething D.gulping
4. I tried ……………………………….. with the knobs on my TV, but it was all in vain – the picture just got worse.
A.fiddling B.tampering C.juggling D.shuffling
5. The children …………………….. their toys every few months.
A.outlasted B.outwore C.outdated D.outgrew
6. There has been a ………………………….. in the sales of new cars this year.
A.dive B.slump C.downfall D.crash
7. They tried to ………………… a sense of integrity into their children's character.
A.infuse B.inlay C.inset D.instil
8. Even as a child he had a ……………………………. for crime.
A.preferment B.propensity C.foretoken D.aforethought
9. She tried to …………………………… the police by changing her address continuously.
A.outshine B.outwit C.outface D.outlay
10. In general, the location of work provides a strong …………………… to seek housing in the same city.
A.instigation B.influence C.incitement D.incentive