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Choose the option A, B, C, or D that best fits the sentence.
Pat had a lifelong interest in model railways and was a(n) ______ reader on the topic. He read as much as he could and whenever he could.
greedy
grabby
avid
indifferent
You can be ______ and serious in personal relationships while a light and playful attitude would be happier and healthier.
ardent
intense
greedy
avid
As they got to know each other better, their love grew deeper and more ______
passionate
avid
keen
enthusiastic
It sounded like a pipe dream, but he was so ______ that it was hard not to get excited for him.
intense
indifferent
greedy
enthusiastic
I felt so self-conscious under Luke's mother’s ______ gaze.
indifferent
intense
public
shy
Football ran through his veins, and he was very ______ about it.
keen
avid
ardent
passionate
As a keen writer and ______ newspaper reader, Jenny has always wanted to be a journalist.
avid
indifferent
greedy
grabby
He took a keen interest in football and was a(n) ______ supporter of Christian Ronaldo.
greedy
grabby
intense
ardent
At first the kiss was simple and slow, but soon it became more ______, full of love and promise.
keen
avid
passionate
ardent
Choose the option A, B, C, or D that best fits the sentence.
Grandpa often ______ wonderful stories about the old days.
speaks
says
talks
tells
He always looks down when he is ______.
telling
speaking
talking
saying
I was ______ to Richard Moss the other day about the golf club.
speaking
saying
talking
telling
The committee ______ yes, so we can go ahead.
said
told
spoke
talked
They ______ us to come back the next day.
spoke
said
talked
told
I phoned your office and ______ to your assistant.
told
spoke
said
talked
She started ______ loudly to her friends about the film they'd just seen.
telling
saying
talking
telling
A legendary football coach once ______, ‘Winning is everything.’
told
spoke
told
said
Choose the option A, B, C, or D that best fits the sentence.
Sometimes she thought about swimming the river, but the Blackwater Rush was wide and deep, and everyone agreed that its currents were wicked and ______
threatening
treacherous
safe
risky
Peter’s friend Jack, jealous of Peter’s popularity in the game, accepted a ______ challenge of walking between two buildings on a ladder.
risky
threatening
life-threatening
vulnerable
We need better regulations regarding the transportation of ______ waste along public roads.
hazardous
risky
high-risk
threatening
Even a brief exposure to radiation is very ______.
threatening
safe
dangerous
vulnerable
Miners are a ______ group for certain types of gastric cancer.
risky
dangerous
threatening
high-risk
These are ______ chemicals that can cause death if inhaled.
threatening
vulnerable
risky
hazardous
Experiments that are too ______ to do in a classroom can be conducted in a virtual setting online.
dangerous
threatening
high-risk
insecure
Moving patients between wards is bad practice, particularly with ______ patients.
life-threatening
risky
treacherous
high-risk
The man was taken to hospital with ______ injuries - a deep wound to his side had punctured a lung.
life-threatening
safe
risky
unsafe
Choose the option A, B, C, or D that best fits the sentence.
I’m afraid I can't let you see the letter, so you'll just have to take what I’m saying on ______.
belief
trust
confidence
faith
His lies and deception shattered my ______ in him.
assurance
credit
conviction
trust
She is an outstanding woman with quiet ______ - she’s always willing to share her opinions and is prepared to accept that sometimes she's wrong and she doesn’t need to seek external validation as she has a strong belief in her selfworth.
trust
belief
confidence
faith
Before the match, the captain of the football team said he had every ______ in his men. That might have contributed to the victory of the team on that day.
trust
confidence
belief
assurance
When the drugs failed to cure her, she put her ______ in herbal medicine.
faith
credit
assurance
conviction
Receiving compliments from my work colleagues has boosted my ______ to start the project.
faith
belief
trust
confidence
They have a shared ______ in the power of education.
conviction
assurance
belief
confidence
Winning the award has given me much more ______ in my writing.
confidence
faith
belief
trust
She has no ______ in the security of online banking.
conviction
assurance
trust
confidence
Our ______ in the government has been badly shaken by the recent scandals.
belief
faith
assurance
conviction
Choose the option A, B, C, or D that best fits the sentence.
Microsurgery and improved chemotherapy have made treatment less risky, and therefore an option for ______ patients.
fine
faint
unwell
frail
The animal was severely injured. It was ______ from loss of blood.
weak
ill
sick
unhealthy
Recalling his first trip in the air, Jack said he felt very ______ and even vomited.
bedridden
unhealthy
sick
frail
She looks so weak and ______ from all her depression, but there's a strength in her now that was never there before.
fine
faint
well
feeble
Finally another man went down to check and found him weak and ______ from exertion and lack of air.
faint
unhealthy
ill
sick
She ran to her bathroom and vomited, relieving the ______ sensation a bit, but not entirely.
unwell
faint
sick
unhealthy
Mentally ______ patients have the same rights as anyone else.
unwell
ill
faint
bedridden
The miners worked in very ______ conditions.
ill
sick
feeble
unhealthy
She was ______ after breaking her hip, and the only person coming in or out of her apartment was a nurse who stopped by for two hours each day.
faint
bedridden
unhealthy
well
He no longer worked the ferryboat; his eyes were becoming ______, also his arms and hands, but unchanged and radiant were the happiness and the serene well-being in his face.
ill
sick
weak
faint
He has such a(n) ______ lifestyle - smoking, drinking, eating too much.
unwell
faint
feeble
unhealthy
My wife had pneumonia recently, and she is still ______ from it.
ill
weak
well
sick
He was ______ and immobile, and literally nothing but skin and bone by the end.
bedridden
faint
well
unhealthy
She is ______ today, so her class will be taken by another teacher.
well
unwell
unhealthy
frail
His grandfather had a ______ heart.
frail
bedridden
faint
weak
His skin looked pale and ______.
unhealthy
faint
ill
bedridden
Choose the option A, B, C, or D that best fits the sentence.
Eventually, their problems with money ______ their marriage.
destroyed
disfigured
devastated
defaced
Some of them reportedly ______ posters of the singer in the lobby, writing comments and tossing drinks on her pictures.
devastated
defaced
disfigured
demolished
His low test scores ______ his chances of getting into a good school.
disfigured
devastated
demolished
ruined
Don't ______ your appetite by snacking too much.
spoil
devastate
destroy
damage
They used spray paint to ______ the sign.
destroy
demolish
deface
devastate
His face was ______ by a long red scar.
destroyed
disfigured
devastated
damaged
This part of the old town has been ______ by ugly new buildings.
destroyed
damaged
devastated
disfigured
Choose the option A, B, C, or D that best fits the sentence.
The cultural aspects of the introduction of tea to Europe ______ with those of coffee can cacao.
contrasted
discriminated
differentiated
distinguished
The software is speed-sensitive, so it can ______ the different conditions in city driving and faster roads or motorways.
differ
contrast
separate
distinguish
Those who ______ against others on the grounds of their sexuality cannot be effective team members nor can they provide a professional service to all their patients.
discriminate
distinguish
differentiate
separate
Jane's friendly nature is one of her most ______ characteristics.
differing
distinguishing
determining
separating
The device can ______ between the cancerous and the normal cells.
separate
contrast
determine
discriminate
Teachers have to learn to ______ between behaviour problems associated with learning difficulties and behaviour problems linked to something else.
differ
distinguish
contrast
determine
Choose the option A, B, C, or D that best fits the sentence.
I ______ to paying that much for milk because it's unnecessary.
objected
opposed
disagreed
rejected
The court ______ the argument and found the defendant not guilty.
opposed
rejected
objected
disagreed
I ______ with you - I think she's done a very good job.
reject
oppose
object
disagree
Many locals are strongly ______ to the development.
rejected
objected
opposed
disagreed
We ______ on most things, but on this question, we are at one with each other.
disagree
oppose
object
reject
Choose the option A, B, C, or D that best fits the sentence.
The watch was a very important ______ given by her father on her birthday.
gift
award
prize
reward
The Academy ______, popularly known as Oscars, have been held since 1929.
awards
prizes
gifts
rewards
The police offered a £100 ______ for any information about the robbery.
prize
gift
present
reward
Although his leg sustained some injuries, he still won first ______ in the race last year.
gift
present
award
prize
On her mother’s birthday, that little girl willingly got a little money from her piggy bank so that she could give her mother a meaningful ______.
award
prize
present
reward
The ______ of leading a positive life is that we know how to see the light at the end of the tunnel.
award
reward
prize
present
Choose the option A, B, C, or D that best fits the sentence.
They have no option but to cross the bridge and pay the ______.
tolls
fares
fees
charges
Many doctors have a standard scale of ______.
fares
fines
fees
tolls
We were forced to borrow the money at an extortionately high ______ of interest.
charge
rate
fare
fine
The cheapest ______ at the moment is with Air Portugal from London.
toll
fee
fare
charge
The museum has introduced a £3 admission ______.
fare
toll
charge
fine
They face up to five years in prison and more than $1 million in ______.
fines
fees
fares
rates
Choose the option A, B, C, or D that best fits the sentence.
The restaurant is deservedly ______ with all who enjoy Mexican food.
common
popular
universal
general
She was Swiss and I am from Vietnam, so French was our ______ language.
common
universal
general
popular
This is a crucial year for your relationships in ______ and your love life in particular.
universal
popular
general
common
The wireless infrastructure provides ______ access to the internet for all residents.
common
general
popular
universal
The book makes a valuable contribution to studies of ______ culture in transnational contexts.
popular
common
universal
general
Choose the option A, B, C, or D that best fits the sentence.
The story is about a scientist who claimed that he could ______ the dead.
renew
revive
resurrect
restore
As they smiled at each other, harmony was ______ again.
restored
reintroduced
resurrected
resumed
In trying to save the kid, Eddie dies, but the medallion ______ him with a few curious after-effects - he now has superhuman powers and cannot be killed.
restores
renews
revitalizes
resurrects
An ambulance was called but efforts made to ______ her proved unsuccessful.
revive
renew
resume
revitalize
The new cream claims to ______ sun-damaged skin.
resume
revitalize
resurrect
reintroduce
Her kindness and sincerity ______ my faith in human nature.
reintroduced
renewed
restored
resurrected
The heat revived the sick puppy and left us believing that our mother was capable of ______ the dead.
resurrecting
resuming
renewing
restoring
My plants ______ as soon as I gave them some water.
restored
resumed
reintroduced
revived
Choose the option A, B, C, or D that best fits the sentence.
The ______ from the grinding of seeds and grain will be checked for starch and protein content.
leavings
rubbish
effluent
litter
One pipe had been blocked by fat from the kitchens, forcing raw ______ into the water course.
litter
sewage
leavings
trash
Decaying waste, polystyrene scraps, yellow factory ______ and dead animals seemed to clog every channel.
rubbish
litter
trash
effluent
This new council administration claims to be the party who will clean the borough up and get tough on the general public who drop ______ in our streets.
sewage
effluent
litter
lines
It has become dirtier over the years as most of the capital's sewage, farm pesticides from neighbouring states and industrial ______ from factory towns flow into the waterway despite laws against polluting.
effluent
garbage
rubbish
litter
Newspapers and magazines make up 10% of domestic ______.
sewage
waste
effluent
leavings
Two stolen paintings have been found dumped in a ______ bin.
leavings
effluent
sewage
rubbish
