8. The taxi driver who got hurt in the car accident was _______ sent to the hospital.
(A) immediately (B) impossibly (C) increasingly (D) independently
9. I did not have enough sleep last night, so I lost my _______ and fell asleep in class.
(A) concentration (B) installation (C) presentation (D) reputation
12. If you want to have dinner at that popular restaurant, you had better make a _______.
(A) description (B) impression (C) prescription (D) reservation
16. If you don’t know the _______ of a new word, you can always look it up in the dictionary.
(A) exhibition (B) definition (C) preparation (D) resolution
17. Sharon tried to explain what had just happened, but her rude neighbor kept _______ her.
(A) emphasizing (B) interrupting (C) mentioning (D) supporting
18. Due to the sudden rain, the baseball game was put off, and those that followed were _______ as well.
(A) delayed (B) greeted (C) implied (D) majored
19. My grandmother is _______ recovering from her leg surgery after being hospitalized for several weeks.
(A) artificially (B) gradually (C) mentally (D) originally
20. Teresa has been studying _______ for months in order to have good grades in the college entrance exam.
(A) nationally (B) diligently (C) potentially (D) violently
17. The art gallery is open on Saturdays and Sundays. _______, it is closed on weekdays.
(A) For one thing (B) Sooner or later (C) In other words (D) To begin with
20. If I finish my homework before seven o’clock, my parents will let me _______ TV for thirty minutes.
(A) watching (B) to watch (C) watch (D) watched