1. Customers may also be permitted to ________ their current accounts for a short period in anticipation of a credit item coming in.
A. overextend B. overdraw
C. overvalue D. overpay
2. Cut off by the storm, they were forced to ________ food for several days.
A. go in for B. go over
C. go without D. go out
3. Dark glasses are sometimes worn to ________ the eyes from strong sunlight.
A. prevent B. ensure
C. protect D. reserve
4. David's university education gave him ________ over boys who had not been to college.
A. a benefit B. a profit
C. a view D. all advantage
5. Despite all the heated _________ they had, they remained the best of friends throughout their lives.
A. viewpoints B. standpoints
C. differences D. arguments
6. Did you ________ her for breaking the beautiful vase?
A, scold B. accuse
C. charge D. complain
7. Difficulties and hardships have _________the best qualifies of the young geologist.
A. brought out B. brought about
C. brought forth D. brought up
8. Jobs were not so easy to _________ when I was a teenager.
A. get by B. come off
C. come by D. go for
9. Do we have your permission to make _________ on this?
A. subscribe B. subscriptions
C. substitutions D. substitute
10. Do you think the president will be able to ________ his promise not to raise taxes?
A. catch B. fulfill
C. capture D. find