The _____ of the trees in the water was very clear.

        A. mirror                  B. sight                  C. reflection                  D. shadow

 She said she was glad the difficulty had been _____.

   A. cleared away                            B. cleared up

   C. broken away                     D. broken down

 John says that his present job does not provide him with enough _____ for his organizing ability.

   A. scope                    B. space                    C. capacity                    D. range

I left for the office earlier than usual this morning _____ traffic jam.

   A. in line with                                B. in case of

   C. for the sake of                            D. at the risk of

. It has always been the _____ of our firm to encourage workers to take part in social activities.

A. plan    B. campaign    C. procedure    D. policy

 _____ his knowledge of the mountainous country, John Smith was appointed as our guide.

   A. In spite of      B. On account of

   C. Regardless of    D. Instead of

 A completely new situation is likely to _____ when the school leaving age is raised to 16.

   A. arouse    B. rise    C. arise    D. abide

 We could see that he was trying to _____ his own responsibility for the delay, instead of accepting his fault.

        A. run over           B. smooth over     C. pass off     D. turn down

. There were no tickets _____ for Friday's performance.

        A. preferable  B. possible  C. considerable D. available

With prices _____ so much, it's hard for the company to plan a budget.

        A.fluctuating                  B.waving                  C.swinging                  D.vibrating