31. They __________ her for __________ witchcraft.
A. hanged / practicing
B. hanged / practising
C. hung / practicing
D. hung / practising
Doesn't the answer to this depend on whether you use British or American spelling? I think A is right if you use American, and B is right if you use British. I chose B.
It's definitely hanged. (Pictures get hung, people get hanged.) But both A and B should be fine (although A is the more common American variant, I believe.)
32. The bombing had an adverse __________ on __________ issues.
A. affect / economic
B. affect / economical
C. effect / economic
D. effect / economical
I'm almost positive A is correct.
Affect as a noun means emotional state. You want "effect." And "economical" is a synonym for thrifty. So my choice would be C.
33. Please stay __________.
A. a while
B. awhile
C. for a while
D. all of the above
I chose D. All of them sound right.
I'm pretty sure "awhile" is archaic (or poetic). And C seems redundant. So I choose A.
34. He is working __________ his Bachelor's degree, __________ she is pursuing her Master's degree.
A. toward / while
B. toward / whilst
C. towards / while
D. towards / whilst
I have no idea on this one. They all sound like they could be right. I don't think I've ever used whilst before. I guess that's a British thing. I chose D.
*grin* A few weeks ago, I would have said definitely A. But Jonathon has cured me of my "toward" preference -- well, somewhat, anyway. I still think it sounds better. "Whilst," OTOH, is definitely archaic. So A, but I think C is also correct.
35. She would not __________ as to __________ stole her money.
A. enquire / who
B. enquire / whom
C. inquire / who
D. inquire / whom
I know whom is right, but I'm not sure about enquire/inquire. I chose D.
Actually, it's who. Drop the beginning of the sentence and it's easier to see. (That is, make it "_________ stole her money?") "Enquire" is legit, but I think "inquire" is preferred. C.
36. Boat travel makes me __________.
A. nauseated
B. nauseous
C. Either a or b
D. Neither a nor b
I know this one is A.
A and B are synonyms. Thus, C would be my choice.
37. The amazing still flight of the hummingbird is a natural __________.
A. phenomena
B. phenomenon
C. Either a or b
D. Neither a nor b
Isn't phenomena plural and phenomenon singular? That's what I thought, so I chose B.
That makes sense, as that is the way Latin plurals work (as far as I know). However, usage (and a search confirms that this usage dates back several hundred years) allows both to be used as singular. "Makes sense" doesn't always help when it comes to English.
C.
38. She enjoys smelling and tasting things__ she is a __________ being.
A. : / sensual
B. : / sensuous
C. ; / sensual
D. ; / sensuous
At first I thought this was sensual, but after looking it up I think it's sensuous. I'm not really sure about the punctuation, but I'm leaning toward the semicolon so I went with D.
I can see the argument for either colon or semicolon. But I think the semicolon works better. So yeah, D.
39. That information is __________ to this case.
A. impertinent
B. irrelevant
C. Either a or b
D. Neither a nor b
I chose B. Not really sure about this one.
Impertinence is
chutzpah.
I agree, B.
40. The water from the river flows through the __________ into the ocean.
A. canal
B. channel
C. Either a or b
D. Neither a nor b
Both canal and channel sound right to me. I dunno.
Canals are for water drainage and farm irrigation, I think. Would they drain into the ocean? I vote B.