Multiple choice



1.	The Cunninghams withdrew their application for membership in the golf and tennis club when they learned about ________ regulations that governed everything from behavior to attire.
	A.	unrestrained
	B.	stringent
	C.	strictured

2.	We had no idea what dire _______ meant until we exceeded our credit card limit, lost our apartment, and couldn't even afford to shop for groceries on a regular basis.
	A.	straits
	B.	restraint
	C.	prestige

3.	Rosalie chose to ________ her enthusiasm for her cause at the town meeting when she was confronted by the opposition.
	A.	distress
	B.	constrain
	C.	construct

4.	Rubber bands worn on wrists can be good reminders so long as they are not so tight that they ________ blood flow.
	A.	stress
	B.	distress
	C.	constrict

5.	Too many tight deadlines added to Steve's _________.
	A.	prestige
	B.	restraint
	C.	stress

6.	The children's _________ laughter is a good sign that they are recovering from their ordeal.
	A.	distressed
	B.	stringent
	C.	unrestrained

7.	Connie found the ________ of boarding school unbearable and asked her parents if she could return home.
	A.	strictures
	B.	prestige
	C.	stress

8.	Kyle learned how important pet _________ could be when he saw an unleashed dog bite a child at the park.
	A.	restraint
	B.	straits
	C.	distress

9.	Lucy didn't care about the _________ of designer labels; she just sought well-made clothes that would last for years.
	A.	distress
	B.	prestige
	C.	restraint

10.	"We won't cause Mom added ________ on the night before her speech," said Dad. "We'll tell her about the car after the fund-raiser."
	A.	stricture
	B.	distress
	C.	prestige

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