19. Which of the following italicized words DOES NOT carry the metaphorical meaning?
A. I wonder what’s behind this change of plan.
B. Jim turned to speak to the person standing behind him.
C. This work should have been finished yesterday. I’m getting terribly behind.
D. I suppose I’m lucky because my parents were behind me all the way.
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18. She hired a lawyer to investigate, only to learn that Gabriel had removed her name from the deed. The infinitive verb phrase “only to learn” is used ______.
A. to express an intended purpose
B. to indicate a high degree of possibility
C. to reveal an undesirable consequence
D. to dramatize a stated fact
17. At ______, photography is a chemical process, during which a light-sensitive material is altered when exposed to light.
A. its most basic
B. its basic
C. the most basic
D. the basic
15. I long to alleviate ______, but I cannot.
A. the evil
B. evil
C. evils
D. an evil
12. U.S. News ______ rankings of colleges since 1983. They are a very popular resource for students looking to apply to a university campus.
A. maintains
B. is maintaining
C. maintained
D. has been maintaining