1. He owns a series of _______ across the US and beyond. A. industries B. industrials C. industrious D. industrialize 2. He says he'll tell the authorities but it's just an empty ______. A. threat B. threaten C. threatening D. threateningly 3. I'm sick of _______-heart liberal politicians. A. blood B. bloody C. bleed D. bleeding 4. In the movie, he plays a concerned and _______ father trying to bring up two teenage children on his own. A. sense B. sensitive C. sensible D. senseless 5. As a child I had an _______ friend called Polly. A. image B. imagine C. imaginative D. imaginary 6. Phone me if there are any new _______. A. develop B. developed C. developing D. developments 7. If you don't have anything _______ to say, I'd rather you kept quiet. A. construct B. constructors C. constructive D. construction 8. A healthy body will be able to fight off the illness _______ without the use of medicine. A. nature B. natural C. naturalize D. naturally 9. Farmers were dumping or burying the _______ animals. A. ill B. sick C. endangered D. diseased 10. The baby was born with a surprising _______ of black hair. A. grass B. plant C. tree D. bush 11. There were so many different _______ of bread that I didn't know which to buy. A. varieties B. differences C. changes D. types 12. The bay _______ by the enemy many years ago. A. was used to be attacked B. used to be attacked C. was used for being attacked D. used to attack 13. The report will be read _______. A. at the conference by Dr. Blake at 3 p.m. B. at the conference at 3 p.m. by Dr. Blake C. by Dr. Blake at the conference at 3 p.m. D. at 3 p.m. by Dr. Blake at the conference 14. That man has never been known _______ before. A. lie B. to lie C. lying D. has lied 15. Tom is having someone _______ the newspaper to her. A. bring B. to bring C. bringing D. who brings 16. We don’t get anyone _______ the kitchen everyday. A. clean B. to clean C. cleaning D. who cleans 17. There is a wide......of patterns to choose from. A. vary B. various C. variety D. variation 18. I wanted to tell him the truth, but something......me back. A. held B. took C. brought D. fetched 19. Regular exercise will improve blood....... A. running B. circular C. circulate D. circulation 20. They are passing new laws to......wildlife in the area. A. conserve B. protest C. shield D. shelter 21. Without plants water would run......as soon as it falls. A. of B. off C. down D. on 22. The disease is......at a rapid rate. A. running B. flying C. expanding D. spreading 23. These days it is impossible to open a newspaper without reading about the damage we are......to the environment. A. taking B. doing C. making D. creating