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| Name:_________________________ | Date:_______________ | |
Vocabulary | ||
Write the number of the correct answer in the brackets.
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| 1. | A fishbone was ________ in the boy's throat. He required a minor surgery to remove it. | |||||
| (1) | embedded | (3) | submerged | |||
| (2) | planted | (4) | inserted | ( | ) | |
| 2. | My uncle looks ________ but he is really kind and gentle at heart. | |||||
| (1) | angry | (3) | gruesome | |||
| (2) | stern | (4) | weak | ( | ) | |
| 3. | The road bully ________ his fist as though he was ready for a fight. | |||||
| (1) | drenched | (3) | wrenched | |||
| (2) | tensed | (4) | clenched | ( | ) | |
| 4. | Betty's ________ for Japanese food is enormous. You'll be surprised by the amount of sushis she can eat. | |||||
| (1) | taste | (3) | hunger | |||
| (2) | appetite | (4) | stomach | ( | ) | |
| 5. | All her efforts to reform him were ________ as he secretly rejoined bad company. | |||||
| (1) | fruitful | (3) | frugal | |||
| (2) | futile | (4) | futuristic | ( | ) | |
| 6. | Mrs Gopal ________ as a teacher three years ago. | |||||
| (1) | restored | (3) | retired | |||
| (2) | renounced | (4) | repented | ( | ) | |
| 7. | They tried to ________ Mr Ong's image by spreading unfounded rumours. | |||||
| (1) | verify | (3) | clarify | |||
| (2) | tarnish | (4) | polish | ( | ) | |
| 8. | When Aunt Mabel was expecting her second child, she often felt ________. | |||||
| (1) | nauseous | (3) | unsavory | |||
| (2) | dizzy | (4) | faint | ( | ) | |
| 9. | My children's piano teacher is experienced and well-qualified but her fees are too ________. | |||||
| (1) | exorbitant | (3) | excessive | |||
| (2) | extortion | (4) | meagre | ( | ) | |
| 10. | As his father has been retrenched, the family has to ________. | |||||
| (1) | save their skin | (3) | call a spade a spade | |||
| (2) | tighten their belts | (4) | mind their p's and q's | ( | ) | |
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