CFA- Word Choice and Vocabulary

The records show that Smith's firm handles a healthy __________________ of clients each month.

• number

• amount

I was more confident that I would pass the test after I studied _____________ I was before I studied.

• then

• than

There has not been a traceable ________________ of snowfall yet this year.

• number

• amount

The rain poured in what seemed like an unstoppable deluge, but ___________ it stopped as suddenly as it started.

• then

• than

The time for making excuses has ________________.

• passed

• past

She avoids talking about her mysterious ________________.

• passed

• past

If I don't ____________ my keys in the same place everyday, I can never find them.

• lay

• lie

I just want to go home, ____________ in bed, and watch tv.

• lay

• lie

I hope _______________ people show up than we expected; we are running out of food.

• fewer

• less

I found that I had spilled __________ soda than I had feared.

• fewer

• less