1. Starting with the ________ that there is life on the planet Mars, the scientist
went on to develop his argument.?
A) premise
B) pretext
C) foundation
D) presentation ?
2. After several nuclear disasters, a ________ has raged over the safety of nuclear energy.?
A) quarrel
B) suspicion
C) verdict
D) controversy ?
3. Their diplomatic principles completely laid bare their ________ for world conquest.
A) admiration
B) ambition
C) administration
D)orientation
4. The director gave me his ________ that he would double my pay if I did my job well.
A) warrant
B) obligation
C) assurance
D) certainty ?
5. The Christmas tree was decorated with shining ________ such as colored lights and glass balls.?
A) ornaments
B) luxuries
C) exhibits
D) complements ?
6. The two most important ________ in making a cake are flour and sugar .
A) elements
B) components
C) ingredients
D) constituents
7. Cultural ________ indicates that human beings hand their languages down from one generation to another.
A) translation
B) transition
C) transmission
D) transaction
8. We must look beyond ________ and assumptions and try to discover what is missing.
A) justifications
B) illusions
C) manifestations
D) specifications
9. No one imagined that the apparently ________ businessman was really a criminal.
A) respective
B) respectable
C) respectful
D) realistic
10. If nothing is done to protect the environment, millions of spedes that are alive today will have become ________ .
A) deteriorated
B) degenerated
C) suppressed
D) extinct