1. I was always taught that it was _____ to interrupt.
A) rude C) rough
B) coarse D) crude
2. It was a small country house but it was large _____ urban standards.
A) at C) by
B) for D) from
3. Texas, the second largest state of America, is _____ in natural resources.
A) wealthy C) scattered
B) abundant D) deposited
4. Small boys are _____ questioners. They ask questions all the time.
A) original C) peculiar
B) imaginative D) persistent
5. Most students have _____ for those who cheat in exams.
A) shock C) sorrow
B) scorn D) shame
6. The _____ of finding gold in California were good in the 1840s.
A) proposals C) prospects
B) promises D) privileges
7. We regret to inform you that the materials you ordered are _____.
A) out of work C) out of stock
B) out of reach D) out of practice
8. Have you anything to say _____ the proposal?
A) with regard to C) on behalf of
B) in contrast to D) for the purpose of
