1. The questionnaire will __________ the staff to match students’ preferences with the different duties.
   1. facilitate
   2. enable
   3. ease
   4. let
2. You have gone over your budget. How can you ___________ this overspending?
   1. justify
   2. reason
   3. ratify
   4. implement
3. My grandfather’s chronic cough __________ from his 50 years of smoking.
   1. issues
   2. roots
   3. stems
   4. follows
4. The temperature _________ to 36 degrees and we all started sweating.
   1. fluctuated
   2. reached
   3. soared
   4. arose
5. There is an interesting __________ in parts of Asia for men to bleach their hair.
   1. trend
   2. movement
   3. convention
   4. habit
6. The candidate __________ his success to his mentor’s help.
   1. describes
   2. qualifies
   3. puts
   4. attributes
7. If children keep eating sticky sweets, the health of their teeth and gums will ____________ and this will lead to tooth decay.
   1. deteriorate
   2. dwindle
   3. plummet
   4. sink
8. The student __________ from his supervisor’s look of disapproval that his thesis was not satisfactory.
   1. inferred
   2. implied
   3. implicated
   4. confirmed
9. My claim for a refund was ___________ when I failed to produce the receipts.
   1. blanked
   2. invalidated
   3. annihilated
   4. controlled
10. The lecture was rather boring, but the ___________ discussion proved fruitful.
    1. latter
    2. consecutive
    3. subsequent
    4. successive
11. I never borrow money from other people; it is against my ___________.
    1. principals
    2. principles
    3. wishes
    4. standards
12. Pancakes _________ of eggs, flour and milk.
    1. made
    2. comprise
    3. contain
    4. consist
13. Lawyers in Hong Kong earn almost twice the salary of their _________ in Singapore.
    1. counterparts
    2. equals
    3. mates
    4. matches
14. If you join a club you have to ___________ to all its rules and regulations.
    1. conform
    2. follow
    3. obey
    4. consist
15. The CEO has to __________ all major decisions to the company’s shareholders.
    1. support
    2. agree
    3. justify
    4. represent
16. When you submit your passport application, make sure you have all the ________ documents with you to avoid delay.
    1. realistic
    2. rightful
    3. real
    4. relevant
17. When you get to Bangkok you will have to _________ to another flight.
    1. transform
    2. transfer
    3. transit
    4. transmit
18. On arrival, after going through passport control, passengers should __________ to customs.
    1. proceed
    2. trip
    3. march
    4. tiptoe
19. All the committee members reached a ___________ about how the management fees should be spent.
    1. conformity
    2. communion
    3. consensus
    4. commission
20. It is difficult to ___________ between the twins; they are identical.
    1. see
    2. diversify
    3. diverge
    4. differentiate