Choose the appropriate words from the box to complete the sentences below. Do not forget,
there is one EXTRA word.
Interference
cynical
dreading
altered
strolling
trade-off
stranded
get over
low
outlook
futile
1. The public is ___________ about the results of the elections since a lot of ballots have been found in the garbage.
2. My daughter-in-law considers any advice or help from me as ___________but it is not so at all. I just want to help.
3. Mike is in the basketball team at school and he spends a lot of time for the training, so his mother complains
that he can’t ___________ between his team and his school.
4.
Marriage has __________ him so much that I scarcely recognize him. He is a totally different man now.
5.
He's __________ his driving test -he's sure he's going to fail.
6.
The ___________ whale on the beach was rescued by the swimmers, now it is back home in the sea again.
7.
The following week mum and dad went to Paris for a romantic holiday and had three lovely days ___________hand in
hand in the sunshine.
8.
If you are sleeping in the class, it is ___________ to be there as you are definitely going to fail.
9.
Since he has broken up with his girlfriend. He has been feeling very ____________ these days.
10. It is much more difficult to ____________ physical illnesses rather than psychological ones.
ANSWER KEY
1. The public is __cynical______about the results of the elections since a lot of ballots have been found in the garbage.
2. My daughter-in-law considers any advice or help from me as interference but it is not so at all. I just want to help.
3. Mike is in the basketball team at school and he spends a lot of time for the training, so his mother complains
that he can’t _trade-off__________ between his team and his school.
4.
Marriage has _altered_________ him so much that I scarcely recognize him. He is a totally different man now.
5.
He's __dreading________ his driving test -he's sure he's going to fail.
6.
The _stranded__________ whale on the beach was rescued by the swimmers, now it is back home in the sea again.
7.
The following week mum and dad went to Paris for a romantic holiday and had three lovely days
_strolling__________hand in hand in the sunshine.
8.
If you are sleeping in the class, it is futile___________ to be there as you are definitely going to fail.
9.
Since he has broken up with his girlfriend. He has been feeling very _low___________ these days.
10. It is much more difficult to _get over___________ physical illnesses rather than psychological ones.