The managing director took the _____ for the accident, althoughit was not really his fault.
A. guilt        B. charge       C. blame       D. accusation

 He’d arrived20 minutesearly______I can have time for a cup of tea.
    A. as soon as    B. as a result    C. in case           D. so that

 The new secretary has written a remarkably _____ report only in a few pages but with all the details.
A. concise                   B. clear                   C. precise                   D. elaborate

 More than one-third of the Chinese in the United States live in California, _____ in San Francisco.
A. previously    B. predominantly    C practically     D. permanently

 ---You are devoted herself_____ to her research and it earned her a good reputation in her field.
    A. strongly         B.extremely    C. entirely       D. freely

 She’s asked me_______ to build the church.  
   A. how long it was taken             B. how long it had taken
   C. how much time did it take          D. how much time it was taken

 No one has _____ been able to trace the author of the poem.
A. still       B. yet      C. already       D. just

 The ship was _____ in a storm off Jamaica.  
A. drowned          B. sunk        C. wrecked       D. submitted

 She was afraid that unless the train speeded up she would lose her _____ to Scotland.
A. ticket        B. place        C. seat       D. connection 

 Henry's news report covering the conference was so _____ that nothing had been omitted.
A.understanding        B.comprehensible    C.comprehensive        D.understandable