1 The first step in planning a marketing strategy for a new product is to analyzethe breakdown of sales figures for competitive products. ��

A decrease in

B reordering of��

C itemization of

D collapse in

2 The bricklayer is working on the house today. ��

A carpenter

B plumber

C electrician

D mason��

3 Brilliantly colored flowers attract insects. ��

A Delicately

B Sensibly��

C Harmoniously

D Brightly ��

4On the brink of matrimony, he fled to a desert island. ��

A ship

B proposal

C edge

D evasion ��

5 Defined most broadly, folklore includes all the customs, beliefs and traditions that people have handed down from generation to generation. ��

A fancifully

B liberally

C quaintly

D dryly

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6 Maria Chapman, abolitionist and close associate of William Lloyed Garrison, wrote many brochures condemning slavery. ��

A slogans

B short poems��

C sentiments

D short pamphlets ��

7 Its evident that her handling of them has bruised the peaches. ��

A promulgated

B infatuated��

C damaged

D infuriated��

8 Messalina’s name has become a byword for notorious behavior. ��

A an epithet

B an abstraction��

C an indication

D an oration ��

9 The caliber of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s writing was reassessed by literary critics in the 1950’s.

A idealism

B creativity

C quality

D imagery ��

10 People fishing on a lake must wait calmly so as not to scare the fish away. ��

A considerately

B hungrily��

C alertly

D quietly

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11 Laser beams can be used to bore metals and other hard materials. ��

A trim�A

B melt�A

C drill�A

D slice��

12 The cost of elections in the United States is borne by both the government and the private sector.

A known

B fought

C exposed

D assumed��

13 Acknowledged as the main cause of hay fever the pollen of ragweed is verybothersome. ��

A intriguing

B annoying

C potent

D significant��

14 They got in quite a brawl. ��

A snit

B fight

C bally

D littering��

15 By providing legal representation, the American Civil Liberties Union works to defend citizens against breaches of their civil rights. ��

A branches

B exercises

C perusals

D violations��

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