U4 Additional Language Quiz There are ten sentences in this section. Beneath each sentence there are four choices or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Choose one word or phrase that best completes the sentences. 1. The demand for places at some schools ________ the supply. A. covers B. exceeds C. over D. under 2. There’s been _________ response to the UN Secretary-General’s recent peace efforts. A. sure B. optimistic C. right D. positive 3. When I went for my first _________ for this job I arrived extremely early. A. interview B. interval C. internet D. interconnect 4. It took them about one month to _________how to start the equipment. A. empty out B. figure out C. clear out D. try out 5. Regulations placed clear _________ on the landlord for the benefit of the tenant. A. navigation B. obligations C. interrogations D. investigations 6. The new start-up company _________ a large chunk of the market within a year. A. carved out B. carved into C. carved up D. carved out of 7. They’ll have to _________ their political differences and find a solution. A. put on B. put up C. put off D. put aside 8. I was ________to find out that my problems were due to a genuine disorder. A. released B. received C. relived D. relieved 9. The public have an insatiable __________for scandal. A. mood B. taste C. emotion D. appetite 10. We need someone who can _______ and respond to the change in the fashion industry. A. anticipate B. calculate C. compare D. describe