1) it's an___waste of time and effort. a. sheer b. utter c. total d. all

2) myla was so disappointed that shequit.
a. quite b. at all costs c. simply d. utterly

3) I was expecting enrico to help me, but he did nothing___.
a. all b. utterly c. whatsoever d. quite

4) that's___what I have been looking for.
a. just b. quite c. utterly d. at all

5) it's so secret that he can't__mention it.
a. quite b. even c. just d. by no means

6) priceless as___, she couldn't resist buying it.
a. was it b. it was c. such d. the like

7)I am proud of this; it is my very___formula.
a. self b. own c. private

8)___who did nanay tell?
a. all b. just c. as d. sheer

9) it didn't bother her___least.
a. in b. in the c. at d. at the

10)lucas would like to make it___clear that he was not involved.
a. simply b. quite c. albeit d. prolly

Ineed with this, i don’t know it’s display or protest

Which two lines in this excerpt from arthur conan doyle's "the contest" suggest that emperor nero was ruthless? each choice is in brackets. [an hour later the shepherd was well on his way to his mountain home, and about the same time the emperor, having received the chaplet of olympia for the incomparable excellence of his performance, was making inquiries with a frowning brow as to who the insolent person might be who had dared to utter such contemptuous criticisms.] [“bring him to me here this instant,” said he, “and let marcus with his knife and branding-iron be in attendance.”] [“rumours! ” cried the angry nero. “what do you mean, arsenius? i tell you that the fellow was an ignorant upstart, with the bearing of a boor and the voice of a peacock.] [i have half a mind to burn their town about their ears so that they may remember my visit.”] [“i conquered! you are mad, arsenius. what do you mean? ”] [it is whispered that for once the great god pan has condescended to measure himself against a mortal.”]

This excerpt is from “the poet” by alfred, lord tennyson. the poem describes a poet's consciousness and perception. which three lines suggest the richness of a poet's thoughts? thus truth was multiplied on truth, [the world like one great garden show'd,] and thro' the wreaths of floating dark upcurl'd, rare sunrise flow'd. [and freedom rear'd in that august sunrise] her beautiful bold brow, when rites and forms before his burning eyes melted like snow. [there was no blood upon her maiden robes] sunn'd by those orient skies; but round about the circles of the globes of her keen eyes and in her raiment's hem was traced in flame wisdom, a name to shake [all evil dreams of power--a sacred name.] and when she spake, [her words did gather thunder as they ran,] and as the lightning to the thunder which follows it, riving the spirit of man, making earth wonder, so was their meaning to her words. no sword of wrath her right arm whirl'd, [ but one poor poet's scroll, and with 'his' word] she shook the world.