(14) Although the woman usually( )for the cheapest flight
available,she decided to buy a business-class ticket for her
birthday.
1 marred 2 demurred 3 flapped 4 opted
(15) Customs officials( )the rare plants that the man tried to
take into the country.They explained that such products could
not be imported without a permit.
1 absolved 2 confiscated 3 persecuted 4 transposed
(16) The smooth-talking criminal( )many elderly people out
of their savings by falsely promising to invest their money for