1) L24-1.I'm sure I read about this in __________ novel, but I can't remember which novel it is. a) a. some b) b. one c) c. the 2) L24-2.The real number of people who died in that earthquake has been __________by the government for years. a) a. hid b) b. concealed c) c. unknown 3) L24-3.Tom discovered the treasure __________by the thief in the cave quite by chance. a) a. covered b) b. hidden c) c. unknown 4) L24-4.I was always afraid of something __________ out at me from behind the door. a) a. leaping b) b. running c) c. walking 5) L24-5.The scene was so horrible that for a moment we all stood there __________. a) a. shocking b) b. amazing c) c. petrified  6) L24-6.We usually __________ our schoolbooks neatly in a corner of the classroom. a) a. lie b) b. leave c) c. stack 7) L24-7.The houses in this town __________ a lot in style and size. a) a. exchange b) b. vary c) c. various 8) L24-8.The man's __________ was ruined when he was convicted of burglary. a) a. profession b) b. name c) c. reputation 9) L24-9.After years of illness, the poor man became as thin as a __________. a) a. bone b) b. skeleton c) c. ghost 10) L24-10.This __________ respectable lady turned out to be a murderer who had, in her youth, poisoned every one of her three husbands. a) a. superficial b) b. surface c) c. seemingly 11) L24-11.The baby __________to the music in a funny way. a) a. changed b) b. swayed c) c. shook 12) L24-12.The novel gave us a __________description of slavery in the South. a) a. varying b) b. lively c) c. vivid 13) L24-13.The Senator's scandalous affair with the actress __________not only his reputation but also his political prospects. a) a. raided b) b. ruined c) c. stopped 14) L24-14.As soon as she arrived at the hotel, she __________her luggage and had a shower. a) a. unloaded b) b. unpacked c) c. stacked 15) L24-15.My hair stood __________ when a snake unexpectedly slid out from the grass. a) a. toward b) b. on end c) c. upward  16) L24-16.She was so scared by the strange sound from the cave that her blood __________for a moment. a) a. ran cold b) b. frozen c) c. stood on end 17) L24-17.I know I have seen her somewhere, but __________ I simply can't remember where I met her. a) a. in a moment b) b. at the moment c) c. for a moment

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