218. Before we move, we should _____ some of the old furniture, so that we can have more room in the new house.
A) discard
B) dissipate
C) cancel
D) conceal

219. You cannot imagine how I feel _____ with my duties sometimes.
A) overflowed
B) overthrown
C) overwhelmed
D) overturned

220. Anyone not paying the registration fee by the end of this month will be _____ to have withdrawn from the program.
A) contemplated
B) deemed
C) acknowledged
D) anticipated

221. Although he was on a diet, the delicious food _____ him enormously.
A) distracted
B) stimulated
C) inspired
D) tempted

222. The police are trying to _____ what really happened.
A) ascertain
B) assert
C) avert
D) ascribe

223. He said that ending the agreement would _____ the future of small or family-run shops, lead to fewer books being published and increase prices of all but a few bestsellers.
A) venture
B) expose
C) jeopardize
D) legalize

224. As we know, computers are used to store and _____ information efficiently.
A) reclaim
B) reconcile
C) reassure
D) retrieve

225. His illness first _____ itself as severe stomach pains and headaches.
A) expressed
B) manifested
C) reflected
D) displayed