Read the sentences below and think of a suitable word to put in each of the gaps. You can choose either A, B, C, or D from the words below. You cannot choose more than one answer. If you change your mind, click on another button.
1. Although she was fashionably dressed, the girl didn't notice the long thread trailing from the ................... of her skirt.
cuff
lapel
hem
border
2. I know he's not a pleasant man, but in his ................... I have to say he has a very difficult job.
place
position
defence
advocate
3. When the storm prevented the climbers from reaching the top of the mountain, they were ................... disappointed.
bitterly
savagely
stormily
angrily
4. When will it ................... on you that I am right and you're wrong?
descend
come
dawn
arise
5. The footballer never really recovered from the injury he ................... at the beginning of the season.
got
struck
endured
sustained
6. The jury were ................... that the criminal was guilty.
unanimous
agreeable
unified
harmonious
7. I suppose I have to ................... the fact that I am not as young as I used to be.
own up
face
agree
observe
8. He was absolutely ................... with anger when he found that I had scratched his car.
burned
carmine
fickle
livid
9. The senate set ................... motion the process of impeaching the president.
at
on
in
by
10. Nobody would call me an alcoholic, but I like to have a drink of beer ................... and then.
when
now
often
there
11. I really don't like the shoes, and ................... they aren't my size, so I don't want to buy them.
further
anyway
however
even if
12. Fred has a ................... of staying out of trouble at the office - he never gets involved.
trait
ability
skill
knack
13. I was absolutely ................... when they told me I had won the lottery.
struck
wondered
shocked
stunned
14. He ................... great pleasure in books, theatre, and music.
takes
gets
puts
has
15. He had never been to New York, for one day he went there on a ................... .
desire
wish
whim
impel
16. Suddenly, he saw the ................... figure of his dead father standing before him.
ghost
spectral
invisible
haunted
17. He couldn't believe his eyes; in fact he had to ................... himself to make sure he wasn't dreaming.
snip
pinch
prod
nip
18. He was ................... by the rude behaviour of the waiter, and demanded to see the manager.
irascible
demeaned
nervous
affronted
19. There was such a noisy party next door, that I didn't get a ................... of sleep all night.
wink
smell
part
snore
20 He rather ................... admitted that he still shared his bed with his Teddy bear.
embarrassed
guiltily
asinine
sheepishly
21. He had an honest and ................... expression, which hid the fact he had a very devious mind.
competent
trusting
integrated
integrity
22. In Africa, vultures and other ................... do a valuable job in removing the bodies of dead animals.
predators
carnivores
malingerers
scavengers
23. I must admit, Fred is the ................... person I would have thought of to marry Jane.
last
ultimate
final
end
24. The thieves struck in the ................... of night when everybody was asleep.
dark
middle
quiet
dead
25. The praise of his boss and his colleagues was ................... to his ears.
