1. (4)
- I. The two currencies are approaching ______ for the first time in decades.
- II.Currently, there is rough ______ in the number of students entering and graduating from the school system.
- III.On one hand, the rising drinking among women is a sign of ______ .
- (1) incline
- (2) dividend
- (3) freedom
- (4) parity
- (5) integration
2. (3)
- I. Homicide that occurs during the course of an attempted kidnapping is a ______ crime in some states.
- II. Like most homeowners, her house is her biggest ______ asset.
- III.The governor wasted his political ______ on an unpopular issue.
- (1) big
- (2) intention
- (3) capital
- (4) enhance
- (5) revival
3. (1)
- I. People are often ________ of their surroundings and upbringing.
- II.Together, the teams are working 24 hours a day for a ________ that promises much higher risk than it does profit.
- III. This book is the ________ of many years of hard work.
- (1) product
- (2) determined
- (3) resource
- (4) crucial
- (5) beginning
4. (2)
- I. She has an ________ dislike for/of her husband’s friend.
- II.He was an ________ young man who was very determined to do well in school.
- III. After many years of ________ study, he received his medical degree.
- (1) brave
- (2) intense
- (3) utter
- (4) controlled
- (5) obvious
5. (3)
- I. There was a ________ on ethics within the agency.
- II.They detected high ________ of pollutants in the water.
- III.The ________ of PM2.5, the smallest particulate matter, is at 153 micrograms per cubic meter.
- (1) majority
- (2) respect
- (3) concentration
- (4) polarity
- (5) outcome