17. He was almost asleep, ?____? with all this hard work.?
A. worn down
B. worn out?
C. worn off
D. worn away?
18. It happened in front of a fruit and vegetable ?____?in my neighborhood.?
A. station
B. stand
C. joint
D. lift?
19. The first step in the study of any language is observing and ?____? precisely what happens when native speakers speak it.?
A. setting off
B. setting about?
C. setting up
D. setting down?
20. As the pressure?____?, the liquid rock is forced up through channels in the resistant rock to the earth’s surface.?
A. intensifies
B. magnifies?
C. heightens
D.deviates?
21. Poll is an example of a severely disabled person who has become?______?at many survival skills.?
A. efficient
B. proficient
C. persistent
D. transient?
22. Rumors are everywhere, spreading fear,damaging reputations, and turning calm situations into ?____? ones.?
A. tragic
B. turbulent
C. vulnerable
D. vicious?
23. I believe that remark ?____? from what you said yesterday.?
A. resulted
B. arose
C. came
D. originated?
24. Her ?____? was held at the local church.?
A. funeral
B. festival
C. farewell
D. finish?
25. Tom ?____? of his wife how she had met her friend.?
A. asked
B. questioned ?
C. inquired
D. interrogated?