9. He was determined to sail around the world ____his illness and old age.
A. given B. although C. despite D. in spite
10. The board deemed it’s urgent that these invitations ____ first thing tomorrow morning.
A. had to be put in the mail B. must be put in the mail
C. be put in the mail D. should have been put in the mail
11.____drills that have no real topic have to remain as they are.
A. Manufacture B. Manipulative C. Manipulate D. Manifest
12. This book has been in the works so long that I have lost ____of most of the sources found for me by the staff of the library.
A. trace B. trail C. track D. touch
13. The elbows on your coat have worn thin, so I must ____them.
A. mend B. patch C. repair D. pitch
14. ____and wage increases have not kept in step.
A. Production B. Product C. Produce D. Productivity
15. People under stress have performed ____ feats of strength, like lifting an automobile off an accident victim.
A. specific B. extraordinary C. abrupt D. abnormal
16. Modern appliances ____ us from a good deal of household work. For instance, the dryer frees us from hanging the laundry.
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