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| 1 | The couple each knew of the other's infidelity. |
 | A) | unfaithfulness |
| B) | trustworthiness |
| C) | tendency to overspend |
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| 2 | For her audition, she sang a song she wrote herself. |
| A) | a trial performance at which judges see a person's work |
| B) | a trial performance at which judges praise a person's work |
| C) | a trial performance at which judges hear a person's work |
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| 3 | When his visa expired, he was deported. |
| A) | forced to leave a country (literal meaning: port, carry + de-, out) |
| B) | invited to remain in the country |
| C) | required to hand deliver proof of citizenship |
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| 4 | She tried to look cheerful even though she felt dejected. |
| A) | spoken about in an unkind way |
| B) | downcast; in low spirits (literal meaning: ject, cast [thrown] + de, down) |
| C) | viewed as believable |
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| 5 | The king prepared a missive. |
| A) | letter or written message to be sent to someone |
| B) | a manuscript for a play |
| C) | a public announcement to the people |
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| 6 | We made the police officer show us his credentials before we opened the door. |
| A) | packages and letters addressed to him by mistake |
| B) | proof that we could believe he was who he said he was |
| C) | sales materials and samples |
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| 7 | The jury indicted the gang members. |
| A) | to believe the testimony of someone |
| B) | to sent to jail |
| C) | to state formal legal charges against someone ("state" = to say, speak) |
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| 8 | My sister feels compelled to offer her opinion on every subject. |
| A) | reluctant; hesitant |
| B) | happy and confident |
| C) | driven by a strong feeling or force |
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| 9 | The dentist extracted my wisdom teeth. |
| A) | pulled out |
| B) | repaired |
| C) | straightened |
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| 10 | The doctor performed a biopsy on the patient's liver. |
| A) | removal and examination of living tissue for diagnosis |
| B) | transplanting an organ from one person to another |
| C) | experimental procedure that has not been tried before |
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| 11 | He owns a manufacturing company. |
| A) | leasing high tech products |
| B) | making or processing goods |
| C) | selling small quantities |
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| 12 | The citizens despised the king. |
| A) | believed and trusted completely |
| B) | looked upon with extreme dislike (literal meaning: "looked down upon" with contempt) |
| C) | felt great loyalty and devotion to |
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| 13 | They have a perverted sense of values. |
| A) | twisted; turned away from what is right, proper, or good |
| B) | looked at closely; carefully considered and thought out |
| C) | arrived at by thinking for independently for oneself |
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| 14 | Many people consider Martin Luther King, Jr. to be a visionary. |
| A) | a person who believes the future cannot be known |
| B) | a person who sees the significance and nature of events before they occur |
| C) | a person who draws meaning in life only from being around others |
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| 15 | My grandfather was an autodidact. |
| A) | someone who loves cars |
| B) | someone who is very precise and exact |
| C) | someone who is self-taught (literal meaning: auto, self + didaktos, taught) |