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Test 016

1.Imagine an public figure attacked by press and

public, who is facing an inquiry into allegations of having

obtained money by deception

empowered

endangered

embattled

engrossed

2.Any arguments he put up in his defence were regarded

as a by people who were determined to see him

convicted

cloud

smokescreen

confusion

fog

3.People tended not to believe a word he said and

maintained that his protestations of innocence were

wearing a bit

scarce

bare

scant

thin

4.There was very strong support for the police who were

determined to this kind of crime

restrain

manage

curb

ill

5.The press had been by an unknown source to

make as much publicity about him as they could

prompted

picked

promoted

proposed

6.His agent spent a lot of time the press on his

background in the hope that they would present a

balanced view

training

briefing

showing

clearing

7.Views as to his guilt or innocence even before the trial

started from utter conviction that he was guilty to wild

support for his innocence

started

began

ranged

swept

8.Gradually however as the days went by even his

greatest supporters were beginning to him

destroy

desert

despair

destruct

9.Then two days before the trial was due to start, new

evidence came to proving he was totally innocent

light

see

show

indicate

10.By then of course it was too late because the damage

had already been done to his career, which

everything else he did for the rest of his life

overtook

overcame

overran

overshadowed