— Did you stay at the party until the very end last night?

— No, I left as early as was ________ with politeness.

A.content B. consistent

C. patient D. Permanent

Believe it or not, your ship isn’t quite sunk, as there are some ways to ________ a new career even if it’s something you’ve never done before.

A. burst into B. get through

C. break into D. comb through

Maury Brown of Forbes reports that Major League Baseball’s annual ________ for 2014 will top $9 billion.

A. allowances B. revenues

C. rates D. Accounts

— Alan seems a lot taller than when I last saw him.

— He ________. He’s grown a foot since you saw him in Shanghai.

A. is B. will be C. has been D. Was

Personal space is the region surrounding a person ________ they regard as psychologically theirs.

A. who B. where C. when D. Which

On two occasions he was accused of stealing money from the company, but in neither case ______ any evidence to support the claims.

A. was there B. there was

C. had there been D. there had been

A great deal of hotel business comes from people travelling not just for holidays but by people travelling ________ their business activities.

A. in harmony with B. in conflict with

C. by order of D. by virtue of

You are not ________ to unemployment benefit if you have never worked.

A. accustomed B. resigned

C. entitled D. Submitted

We guarantee that all your personal information will be treated ________ and there should be no fear at all of identity theft.

A. initially B. independently

C. confidently D. Confidentially

— I can’t bear the air pollution in this city anymore. It is getting worse and worse.

— ________! We’ve never had so many chemical factories before.

A. I wouldn’t bet on it B. You said it

C. Keep it up D. Come off it