. The continuous rain was _____ for the exceptional poor harvest

   A. blamed    B. condemned    C. accused    D. charged

The engineers have rejected the employers' proposals to end the strike and the other workers have come out in _____.

        A. opposition          B. return                 C. sympathy                 D. readiness

. Kate's ambition to become a nurse _____ from a desire to help others.

        A. prompted                  B. promoted                  C. programmed          D. proceeded

A landing on Mars is within the _____ of current physical theory.

A. scheme    B. scope    C. scrap    D. scale

. Jack almost fell off the cliff, but managed to _____ until help came.

A. keep on   B. catch on  C. count on    D. hang on

 When I took his temperature, it was two degrees above _____.

A. average    B. ordinary    C. regular    D. normal

Roses are quite _____ flowers in English gardens.

   A. ordinary    B. common    C. usual    D. general

Despite their good service, most inns are less costly than hotels of _____ standards.

A. equivalent    B. uniform    C. alike    D. likely

Neither of them thought highly of him and they both tried to _____ him in his work.

   A. hamper    B. support    C. assist    D. encourage

. Jim was so badly burnt that at first they began to _____ of his life.

        A. despair                   B. designate                   C. disappoint                   D. despise