Some passengers complain that it usually ____ too long to fill in travel insurance documents.

1.   ?    costs
2.   ?    takes
3.   ?    spends
4.   ?    spares

I don’t think it’s my ____ that the TV blew up. I just turned it on. That’s all.

1.   ?    error
2.   ?    mistake
3.   ?    fault
4.   ?    duty

My grandfather is as ____ as a young man and hates sitting around doing nothing all day.

1.   ?    enthusiastic
2.   ?    energetic
3.   ?    talkative
4.   ?    sensitive

Broadly speaking, I would agree with Shirley, though not ____.

1.   ?    widely
2.   ?    thoroughly
3.   ?    entirely
4.   ?    extensively

Tony is ________ the guidebook, looking for information about Japan, where he will travel soon.

1.   ?    tracing
2.   ?    skipping
3.   ?    inspecting
4.   ?    scanning

One of the consequences of our planet’s being warming up is a(n) ____ in the number of natural disasters.

1.   ?    result
2.   ?    account
3.   ?    reason
4.   ?    increase

Those who change mobile phones frequently will pay a heavy price for being____.

1.   ?    graceful
2.   ?    fashionable
3.   ?    particular
4.   ?    feasible

Her talent and experience ____ her to the respect of her colleagues.

1.   ?    permitted
2.   ?    qualified
3.   ?    deserved
4.   ?    entitled

The engine of the ship was out of order and the bad weather ____ the helplessness of the crew at sea.

1.   ?    added to
2.   ?    resulted from
3.   ?    turned out
4.   ?    made up

A farmer now holds sheep races on a regular basis, and during the past year over 10,000 people have ____________ to watch the race.

1.   ?    showed off
2.   ?    brought up
3.   ?    turned up
4.   ?    made up