[A] allege [B] pledge [C] promise [D] proclaim 24. He makes a living by ____ tobacco and sweets in a small shop. [A] wholesaling [B] retailing [C] retaining [D] reserving 25. It would be nice to have another holiday, but we’ve got to be ____ --we can’t really afford one. [A] real [B] idealistic [C] realistic [D] reasonable 26. The lack of manners and common politeness is not ____ to business deals. It’s a social blank. [A] exclusive [B] inclusive [C] elusive [D] impassive 27. In the Christian religion, the unlucky number 13 ____ back to the Last Supper. [A] tracks [B] traces [C] dates [D] tails 28. If you are not ____ enough in your home language, you can’t handle abstract thought. [A] literary [B] literate [C] illiterate [D] intelligent 29. A professional novelist ____ the hopes of amateur rivals when he won the Second World One-Day Novel |