1 When he finally emerged from the cave after thirty days, John was ___ pale.

A. enormously B. startlingly C. uniquely D. dramatically

2 Human behavior is mostly a product of learning, whereas the behavior of an animal depends mainly on ____.

A. consciousness B. impulse C. instinct D. response

3 You see the lightning ____ it happens, but you hear the thunder later.

A. the instant B. for an instant C. on the instant D. in an instant

4 Lightning is a ____ of electrical current from a cloud to the ground or from one cloud to another.

A. rush B. rainbow C. rack D. ribbon

5 Marlin is a young man of independent thinking who is not about ____ compliments to his political leaders.

A. paying B. having paid C. to pay D. to have paid

6 I shall have a companion in the house after all these ____ years.

A. single B. sole C. alone D. lonely

7 Being somewhat short-sighted, she had the habit of ____ at people.

A. glancing B. peering C. gazing D. scanning

8 He obviously displays a great ____ for some of your poems.

A. consent B. admiration C. respect D. pleasure

9 Just as the soil is a part of the earth, ____ the atmosphere.

A. as it is B. as it were C. so is D. and so is

10 Young adults ____ older people are more likely to prefer pop songs.

A. other than B. more than C. less than D. rather than