1. The _______ of gases from car exhausts is one of the main causes of air pollution. A. magnitude B. vibration C. emission D. degradation 2. The criminal _______ guilty by the jury, and the judge sentenced him to nine years in prison. A. found B. was found C. is found D. had found 3. Contact sports, like American football, require athletes to wear protective _______ to prevent injury. A. trophy B. gear C. uniform D. costume 4. After thanking everyone for their moral support, the now aged actress went on _______ the most significant moments of her bright career. A. having recounted B. to recount C. to have recounted D. recounting 5. Getting a forest fire under control is a _______ task. A. daunting B. heavy C. scared D. urgent 6. Taking out a short-term loan is a _______ feasible solution to the company’s cash flow problems. A. greatly B. fully C. perfectly D. extremely 7. Could I have a sip of your water just to _______ my thirst? A. mitigate B. quench C. gratify D. exacerbate 8. I’ve been racking my _______ to remember that man’s name but it still won’t come. A. mind B. thoughts C. brain D. ideas 9. Jo _______ some interesting proposals at the meeting this morning. A. put back B. put away C. put up D. put forward 10. The situation is out of control, and ______ action needs to be taken immediately. A. dramatic B. drastic C. caustic D. gigantic 11. You should bear in mind that children of tender years are notoriously _______. A. impressive B. impervious C. impersonal D. impressionable 12. She was given permission to hand in her thesis late on medical _______. A. principles B. motives C. grounds D. excuses 13. We are totally _______ any changes being made in the proposals as they stand. A. disapproved of B. opposed to C. objected to D. disagreed with 14. Paul’s a useful person in an emergency - _______ and decisive. A. easy-going B. well-behaved C. hard-working D. level-headed 15. They sacked the head of marketing because he was ________ inefficient. A. hopelessly B. deadly C. relatively D. moderately 16. From the top of the hill the village looks quite close, but distances are _______. A. deceptive B. deceitful C. illusory D. false 17. She was extremely successful in her career, but it was _______ of her marriage. A. no end B. at the expense C. in the hope D. a means to an end 18. He was so _______ on his work that he lost all track of time. A. intent B. intentional C. intense D. intensive 19. The company made a good profit in its first year but now it's over 10 thousand pounds in the _______. A. red B. black C. pink D. green 20. The film is _______ released at the end of next year. A. on the verge of being B. on the point of being C. due to be D. about to be