1. Why does modern music have such a strange [(a) affect, (b) effect] on you?

2. Most buildings have [(a) stationery, (b) stationary] walls.

3. The [(a) principal, (b) principle] features of Southern California are sunshine and smog.

4. Sitting contentedly by the fire, the cat licked [(a) it’s (b) its] paws.

5. His vocal [(a) cords, (b) chords] are inflamed.

6. He sat for hours [(a) poring, (b) pouring] over the dictionary.

7. He listened with [(a) baited, (b) bated] breath for the second shoe to fall.

8. Admiral Nelson is famous for one of the most important [(a) navel, (b) naval] encounters in British history.

9. The scene of the accident was lighted by a huge [(a) flare, (b) flair].

10.The boxer made a [(a) feint, (b) faint] with his left.

11.An acrimonious argumenta. long-winded b. sharp, biting, sarcastic c. dull, pointless, and incoherent

12.A soporific lecture a. so boring as to put one to sleep b. brilliant and informative c. well-attended

13.Panacea for social ills a. direct cause b. cure-all c. condition encouraging continuation

14.An evanescent feeling a. fading away quickly b. composed of both dread and desire c. so unique that it is
experienced by very few people

15.Overwhelmed by ennui a. fear b. dissatisfaction and boredom resulting from inactivity c. a sudden
awareness of one’s unconscious motivation

16.A facetious remark a. witty of joking at an inappropriate time b. tending to make peace between people in
conflict c. totally irrelevant to the situation

17.A maelstrom of emotions a. complete lack b. catalogue in chronological order c. violent, stormy confusion

18.Maudlin attitudes a. self-destructive b. tearfully and excessively sentimental c. showing great maturity at a surprisingly early age

19.Drove adroitly a. skillfully b. nervously c. inattentively

20.A sardonic smile a. empty, meaningless b. o p e n and trusting bitter and scornful