1. He said that very clearly so that nobody was in any ________ about what was meant.

　　A.doubt

　　B.wonder

　　C.question

　　D.consideration

　　2. It is predicted that heavy rains are ________ to flood the area in a few days.

　　A.frightening

　　B.threatening

　　C.scattering

　　D.warning

　　3. In most of the United States, the morning newspaper is ________ by school age children.

　　A.directed

　　B.discharged

　　C.derived

　　D.delivered

　　4. Language has always been—as the phrase goes—the mirror to society. English is no ______.

　　A.explanation

　　B.excuse

　　C.exception

　　D.expectation

　　5. Some confusion has ________ about who can join the association.

　　A.arisen

　　B.lifted

　　C.raised

　　D.retained

　　6. It was unwise of him to ________ the unreliable data in his speech.

　　A.add to

　　B.refer to

　　C.keep to

　　D.point to

　　7. The ceremony was not for the ________ of the dead, but for the comfort of the living.

　　A.purpose

　　B.sake

　　C.respect

　　D.impression

　　8. It suddenly occurred to Anne that money couldn’t ________ all that Bob had suffered in the past five years.

　　A.make up for

　　B.make out

　　C.live up to

　　D.live through

　　9. I think the Red Team will win the final game; it’s ________ that they will.

　　A.almost surely

　　B.rather possibly

　　C.very likely

　　D.quite certainly

　　10. She accused the man ________ breaking into her house.

　　A.of

　　B.for

　　C.at

　　D.with