Could you stop talking please? You are _____ me from my work.
  A) recalling
  B) influencing
  C) denying
  D) distracting

  The young do not have the money to save and the old are _____ their
  savings.
  A) providing
  B) ignoring
  C) consuming
  D) calculating

  His face was red because of the _____ .
   A) heat
   B) athlete
   C) fortune
   D) bottom

  Animals need air, water, and _____ to stay alive.
  A) career
  B) shelter
  C) accent
  D) freedom

  A: How many scientists took part in the conference?
  B: _____ so ones.
  A) Mostly
  B) Nearly
  C) Primarily
  D) Immediately

  A: Who do you think I should get to do the job?
  B: David. You can always _____ him to do good work.
  A) rely on
  B) pull out
  C) back up
  D) turn out

  That man _____ stealing the money.
  A) repairs
  B) denies
  C) informs
  D) invents

  A: How did you do in your maths test?
  B: _____ .
  A) Really! How interesting!
  B) Oh! Don't ask?
  C) Who knows? May be.
  D) I might one day.

  Avecina had very little_____ education.
  A) formal
  B) formally
  C) formality
  D) formative

  Early science fiction writers _____ scientists and engineers to develop new space
  technologies.
  A) granted
  B) engaged
  C) inspired
  D) converted