1) it's an___waste of time and effort. a. sheer b. utter c. total d. all

2) myla was so disappointed that shequit.
a. quite b. at all costs c. simply d. utterly

3) I was expecting enrico to help me, but he did nothing___.
a. all b. utterly c. whatsoever d. quite

4) that's___what I have been looking for.
a. just b. quite c. utterly d. at all

5) it's so secret that he can't__mention it.
a. quite b. even c. just d. by no means

6) priceless as___, she couldn't resist buying it.
a. was it b. it was c. such d. the like

7)I am proud of this; it is my very___formula.
a. self b. own c. private

8)___who did nanay tell?
a. all b. just c. as d. sheer

9) it didn't bother her___least.
a. in b. in the c. at d. at the

10)lucas would like to make it___clear that he was not involved.
a. simply b. quite c. albeit d. prolly

Read the excerpt from "the most dangerous game." a man, who had been hiding in the curtains of the bed, was standing there. "rainsford! " screamed the general. "how in god's name did you get here? " "swam," said rainsford. "i found it quicker than walking through the jungle." the general sucked in his breath and smiled. "i congratulate you," he said. "you have won the game." rainsford did not smile. "i am still a beast at bay," he said, in a low, hoarse voice. "get ready, general zaroff." the general made one of his deepest bows. "i see," he said. "splendid! one of us is to furnish a repast for the hounds. the other will sleep in this very excellent bed. on guard, rainsford." . . he had never slept in a better bed, rainsford decided. adrian is writing an essay about "the most dangerous game.” which detail from the excerpt best supports his idea that rainsford is unchanged and still feels that the hunter is justified in killing the hunted? a man, who had been hiding in the curtains of the bed, was standing there. "swam," said rainsford. "i found it quicker than walking through the jungle." rainsford did not smile. "i am still a beast at bay," he said, in a low, hoarse voice. "get ready, general zaroff." he had never slept in a better bed, rainsford decided.

Read this excerpt from wheels of change by sue macy.that said, it's hard to grasp the full extent of the bicycle's impact on americans in the late 19th century—particularly female americans. imagine a population imprisoned by their very clothing; the stiff corsets, heavy skirts, and voluminous petticoats that made it difficult to take a deep breath, let alone exercise. add to that the laws and social conventions that cemented a man's place as head of the household and holder of the purse strings. how suffocated women must have felt. and how liberated they must have been as they pedaled their wheels toward new horizons.what is the central idea of the excerpt

Jane addams's memoir, twenty years at hull-house, describes her work with