Choose the best word or phrase that best completes each sentence.
1. James has considerable ___ about advertising.
a) Information.
b) Knowledge.
c) Communication.
d) Intelligence.
2. A new gaming company is about to ___ the video game industry.
a) bully
b) govern
c) administer
d) monopolize
3. He worked very long hours, but the ___ was a higher salary than anyone else he knew.
a) Repay
b) Refund
c) Reward
d) Revenue
4. The number of stutends has ___ in less than a year and now our student body has already doubled.
a) added
b) multiplied
c) raised
d) boosted
5. The company's total debt was ___ and that alone made it impossible to imagine a successful future.
a) profuse
b) ample
c) generous
d) massive
6. If you want to create a sound argument that can withstand challenges from opponents, you cannot ___ evidence that might undermine your claims.
a) deplete
b) accentuate
c) ignore
d) safeguard
7. Her job kept her very busy and she certainly had a hectic travel schedule, but she was such a high-energy person that she never really found it ___.
a) inspiring
b) stimulating
c) dissappointing
d) stressful
8. The weight range of acceptable carry-on bags is very ___ in small private planes because they are easely destibilized by baggage shifting in flight.
a) narrow
b) uncertain
c) confusing
d) dependable
9. After multiple field trials with healthy adults who reported no benefit, the drug company decided to withdraw its claim that the new pain reliever was ___
a) dynamic
b) vigorous
c) operational
d) effective
10. While Sabrina was polite and ___ content with her appraisal during the meeting, her manager later learned that she was openly hostile about it with her peers.
a) unusually
b) completely
c) merely
d) apparently
