53. He left ______ with my secretary that he would call again in the afternoon. 
A. words                                        
B. a word 
C. the word                                                                
D. word 
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54. The cat ______ out in front of the fire. 
A. extended                                                             
B. stretched 
C. spread                                                                    
D. squeezed 
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55. The woman writer is very ______ on the subject of African wildlife. 
A. knowing                                                             
B. knowledgeable 
C. intellectual                                                        
D. intelligent 
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56. Before going to bed she ______ herself that the door was locked. 
A. assured                                                                    
B. reassured 
C. ensured                                                                 
D. made sure 
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57. We made plans for a visit, but ______ difficulties with the car prevented it. 
A. consequent                                                        
B. consequential 
C. subsequent                                                             
D. incidental 
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58. Children from ______ homes are deprived of the right to receive higher education. 
A. under-privileged                                                
B. under-developed 
C. backward                                                             
D. straitened 
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59. I can’t ______ your bad manners any longer. 
A. endure                                                                 
B. bear 
C. stand                                                                     
D. tolerate 
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60. She is an ______ housekeeper and feeds her family cheaply. 
A. economical                                                            
B. economic 
C. thrift                                                                 
D. simple 
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61. I can’t come out with you tonight but I’d like to ______ on your offer another time. 
A. take you in                                                         
B. take you up 
C. have you in                                                         
D. take you out 
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62. The artist ______ an interesting picture by putting the variously-colored shapes together. 
A. comprised                                                            
B. compounded 
C. composed                                                             
D. combined 
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63. It is thought to be a ______ to envy the possessions of other people. 
A. sin                                                                         
B. crime 
C. error                                                                     
D. mistake 
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64. The change in her manner was ______ of a new attitude towards us. 
A. implicit                                                             
B. explicit 
C. indicative                                                            
D. intentional 
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65. Do my eyes ______ me, or is that really an elephant pulling a carriage? 
A. conceal                                                                 
B. relieve 
C. deceive                                                                 
D. deny
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