There’s been _________ response to the UN Secretary-General’s recent peace efforts.

A. sure
B. optimistic
C. right
D. positive

When I went for my first _________ for this job I arrived extremely early.

A. interview
B. interval
C. internet
D. interconnect

It took them about one month to _________how to start the equipment.

A. empty out
B. figure out
C. clear out
D. try out

Regulations placed clear _________ on the landlord for the benefit of the tenant.

A. navigation
B. obligations
C. interrogations
D. investigations

The new start-up company _________ a large chunk of the market within a year.

A. carved out
B. carved into
C. carved up
D. carved out of

They’ll have to _________ their political differences and find a solution.

A. put on
B. put up
C. put off
D. put aside

I was ________to find out that my problems were due to a genuine disorder.

A. released
B. received
C. relived
D. relieved

The public have an insatiable __________for scandal.

A. mood
B. taste
C. emotion
D. appetite

We need someone who can _______ and respond to the change in the fashion industry.

A. anticipate
B. calculate
C. compare
D. describe

There are ten sentences in this section. Beneath each sentence there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Choose one word or phrase that best completes the sentences.1. He saw a laundry bag and________it to use as a shield.A. grabbed B. grubbed C. embraced D. gathered2. Tom’s teacher finds it difficult ________.A. believing B. to believe C. to be believing D. believe3. What ________ way to celebrate Thanksgiving ________ to do something nice to others?A. better, than B. better, rather than C. the best, than D. the best, rather than4. I never quite got it, but that was part of the________.A. encouragement B. horror C. allure D. discouragement5. He noted that German investors were________ invest in stocks, but were crazy about bitcoin.A. willing to B. willing for C. reluctant to D. reluctant for6. The more different wines you drink, the better your________becomes for which bottle to open, which ingredient to add to the meal to create a wonderful harmony.A. need B. genius C. skill D. instinct7. Some think it looks like a rainbow castle and Rush said it’s totally open to________.A. comprehension B. understanding C. translation D. interpretation8. Light struggles to________in through four dirty square windows set in the sides of the dome.A. join B. filter C. split D. flow9. A powerful exploration of what it means to be human: loneliness, freedom,________for connection, the expectations we hold for ourselves and hopes we maintain for others.A. yearning B. pleading C. begging D. dreaming10. We think there was a great deal more diversity in the________ native American populations than is apparent today, so this is consistent with a lot of other evidence.A. traditional B. conventional C. original D. authentic