I, Multiple-choice: 1, Until your finances, are in the __________________, it's not a good idea to take out a loan. A. credit B. funds C. profit D. black 2, The matter has been left in ___________________ until the legal ramifications have been explored. A. recess B. suspension C. abeyance D. waiting 3, It was an extremely hostile article which cast _______________ on the conduct of the entire cabinet. A. criticism B. aspersions C. disapproval D. abuse 4, The archeologist was amazed to see that the body hadn't _______________ at all. A. moldered B. rotted C. wasted D. decomposed 5, His colleagues secretly tried _______________ his advancement in the company. A. blocking B. to block C. block D. to be blocking 6, - "Did you hear anything about last month's Barclays' robbery?" - "Yes eventually the robbers _______________ given a ten-year sentence." A. were not being B. were C. were not to be D. were not have been 7, Every time the government meets their demands, the union leaders move the _________________. A. lamp-posts B. goalposts C. bus stops D. roadblocks