61. Although he was on a diet, the delicious food ________ him enormously.
A) distracted C) tempted
B) stimulated D) inspired
62. When construction can begin depends on how soon the ________ of the route is completed.
A) survey C) orientation
B) identity D) conviction
63. He said that ending the agreement would ________ the future of small or family-run shops, lead to fewer books being published and increase prices of all but a few bestsellers.
A) venture C) legalize
B) jeopardize D) expose
64. The boxer ________ and almost fell when his opponent hit him.
A) scattered C) staggered
B) shattered D) stamped
65. At first everything went well with the project but recently we have had a number of ________ with the machinery.
A) disturbances C) outputs
B) distortions D) setbacks
66. Anyone not paying the registration fee by the end of this month will be ________ to have withdrawn from the program.
A) deemed C) contemplated
B) anticipated D) acknowledged
67. It is generally known that New York is a city for ________ and a center for odd bits of information.
A) veterans C) victims
B) eccentrics D) pedestrians
68. In mountainous regions, much of the snow that falls is ________ into ice.
A) compiled C) embodied
B) dispersed D) compacted
69. Henry went through the documents again carefully for fear of ________ any important data.
A) relaying C) overlooking
B) revealing D) deleting
70. Elisabeth did not enter the museum at once, but________ in the courtyard.
A) dwelled C) resided
B) lingered D) delayed