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Multiple choice Directions: For each sentence there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the ONE answer that best completes the sentence. 1) He remained unchanged in his __________ commitment to his motherland no matter how the situation was. A. irrelevant B. inflexible C. intensive D. influential 2) Goleman believes that the ___________ ability is the key to survival. A. adoptive B. adjustable C. adaptive D. adequate 3) The job of data mining has become critical to helping _________ the mountains of data available on the Internet and in very large databases. A. sort through B. go through C. break through D. get through 4) Education should aim to __________ childrens mind to its utmost potential. A. exploit B. explore C. stimulate D. cultivate 5) Instead of congratulating us upon our success, our professor counseled us to be ________. A. modest B. moderate C. medium D. minimum 6) Most of the major West European countries __________ the concept of high speed rail networks. A. appreciated B. embraced C. seized D. grasped 7) To soften the blow, he would not ________ himself to giving brief information about his own health, but he would also mention the things he had heard or the things that had happened. A. concentrate B. concern C. contract D. confine 8) The practice can occur in actual business meetings where they _____________ some time to make it possible to reflect on their actions and to correct them. A. set back B. set aside C. set forth D. set out 9) His lifelong ________ for natural history began in childhood, and he made it his prime duty to popularize the subject, writing fourteen books for ordinary people. A. excitement B. thrill C. passion D. anxiety 10) Hearing news of wedding plans, Gails mother, who was supportive ________ her daughters marrying a black man, told her to be very certain Mark was the right life-long partner. A. to B. with C. in D. of 11) Bilingua