1) Even though Beethoven was one of the greatest composers of all time, he was never a child ____________________. a) actor b) molester c) psychiatrist d) prodigy 2) The audience was ______________________ by the magician when he cut the lady in half. There was dead silence and then they started clapping. a) mesmorized b) horrified c) terrified d) bored 3) I had to practice my ________________ because I was being presented to Princess Catherine at the opening of the new hospital. a) curtsy b) guitar c) handshake d) knife throwing 4) I deeply __________________ the loss of my beloved grandmother. She was an inspiration to me all my life. a) regreted b) lamented c) rejected d) regarded 5) My mom yelled, "Don't ________________. School starts in 10 minutes and you don't even have your shoes on." a) be hasty b) run c) hurry d) dawdle 6) My mom came home and found me with my hand in the cookie jar. _________________ I said, "Oh hi, I was just making sure the lid was on tight. Don't want those cookies to go stale." a) Nonchalantly b) Guiltily c) Angrily d) Stupidly 7) My brothers and I were __________________ as we listened to our grandmother tell us tales of her growing up in Europe during the war. We loved those stories.  a) alarmed b) dismayed c) entranced d) disappointed 8) My husband was ____________________ when I suggested we pay for a plumber to fix our leaky faucet. I think he was insulted. a) amused b) sulky c) impressed d) relieved 9) Police conduct should be beyond ________________________, but sadly, this is not always the case. a) reproach b) threatening c) helpful d) useful 10) During his campaign the congressman lied about graduating college and being Jewish. His lies are a ______________________ of his oath of office. a) gift b) betrayal c) result d) part 11) The woman was lost in _________________ when she heard a loud knock at the front door. She cleared her head of her thoughts and went to answer the door.  a) her mind b) the living room c) a game d) reverie 12) In the hit movie "Nine to Five" three women ___________________ to kidnap their boss and run the company on their own.  a) refuse b) conspire c) fail d) get permission 13) When I was 10-years-old, I was caught cheating on a spelling test. I was so embarrassed, I suffered the ______________ of being called to the principal's office in front of the whole class. a) indignity b) praise c) compliment d) honor 14) Christens believe that when Jesus was born his mother placed him in a ___________________. a) crib b) chest c) basket d) manger 15) The children __________________ over the rocks getting their hands and knees scuffed from the rough surfaces.  a) skipped b) clambored c) flew d) raced 16) Exhausted from playing on the rocks, the kids laid down _________________ in the grass with no energy to spare.  a) anxiously b) nervously c) listlessly d) excitedly 17) The young woman winked at the cute guy in the bar, gave him a ________________ look, and said, "Hello there big guy". a) sad b) saucy c) silly d) serious

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