Congress was then in session, and a fierce ( ) was gonig on over ratification of the treaty.

A. debate
B. discussion
C. quarrel
D. dispute

He ( ) the old lady into lending him all her money for his business.

A. deceived
B. cheated
C. robbed
D. conceived

He comes to me ( ) that I can help him.

A. by the belief
B. with the belief
C. on the belief
D. in the belief

Hundreds of hospital records were wiped out when the network ( ) .

A. crushed
B. flashed
C. dashed
D. crashed

If these prizes are not in stock we will send you a(an) ( ) gift of the same value.

A. similar
B. parallel
C. identical
D. equivalent

In the absence of agricultural support, the women and children become _ ( ) government.

A. independent on
B. dependent on
C. dependable on
D. in-dependable on

It is impossible to isolate political responsibility ( ) moral responsibility.

A. out of
B. above
C. from
D. under

It’s a game in which children try to ( ) balloons by sitting on them.

A. attack
B. burst
C. split
D. blast

Decide how much you can spend, and shop( )

A) accord
B)accordance
C) accordance
D) according

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