9. ?____? the letter, I ran out of the room to the post office.?
A. Finishing?
B. No sooner that I had finished up?
C. As soon as I finished writing ?
D. Since I finished up to write?
10. If the law and order ?____?, neither the citizen nor his property is safe.?
A. are not preserved
B. have not been preserved?
C. were notpreserved
D. is not preserved?
11. Before moving to another city, Amy ?____? of the house and the furniture.?
A. disposed
B. discarded
C. discharged
D. distributed?
12. Amy Taylor was ?____? both as a drama critic and as a poet.?
A. subtle
B. progressive
C. eminent
D. plausible?
13. He was very much interested in the work of charities, and made a regular ?____? to them.?
A.dedication
B. fellowship ?
C. hospitality
D. contribution?
14. The temperature ?____? greatly; the days were very hot, the nights very cold.?
A. changed
B. altered
C. varied
D. reflected?
15. The washing machine would not work because of a(n) ?____?in the switch.?
A. mistake
B. trouble
C. error
D. defect?
16. Recently there has been a great ?____? for small cars that consume little gas.?
A. request
B. want
C. demand
D. claim?
17. Mark ?____? his breath in wonder when he saw the Christmas tree in the sitting room.?
A. held
B. grasped
C. kept
D. blew?