1. To ________ for his unpleasant experiences he drank a little more than was good for him. A. commence B. compromise C. compensate D. compliment 2. Drugs like opium have been______ except for medical purposes. A. outlawed B. forbidden C. shunned D. prohibited 3. The _______ of schools, stores, hospitals, and so on is an important factor to consider when purchasing a house. A. vicinity B. closeness C. proximity D. nearness 4. The story he tells is largely _______, based on his own experience in Somalia. A. apparent B. virtual C. factual D. concrete 5. If you know what the trouble is, why dont you help them to _______ the situation? A. simplify B. modify C. verify D. rectify 6. It was in 1930s that scientists first _______ the idea of the atom bomb. A. imagined B. contemplated C. reckoned D. conceived 7. This book is about how these basic beliefs and values affect important _____ of American life. A. facets B. fashions C. frontiers D. formats 8. A friendship may be _______, casual, situation or deep and lasting. A. identical B. original C. superficial D. critical 9. The joys of travel, having long _____ the disabled, are opening. |