Wordly Wise Book 6 Lesson 12

Because of the warm weather, we abandoned our plans to go sledding.

• gave up

• rescheduled

• decided

• made

Even though the players were adversaries on the court, they were also good friends.

• opponents

• teammates

• star athletes

• busy

Math is a subject that baffles many students.

• confuses

• fails

• excites

• interests

She blundered through the dance recital because she hadn't practiced enough.

• made a stupid mistake

• moved in a clumsy or careless way

• did very well

• did her best

The new recreation center is going to be colossal.

• enormous

• very busy

• expensive

• dull

Even though she said she was "fine," I detected a hint of anger in her voice.

• noticed

• created

• laughed at

• couldn't believe

We went fishing last weekend and came back with quite a haul.

• large amount

• carried

• large fish

• sunburn

When the library moved across town, the books had to be hauled to the new building.

• carried with great effort

• carried easily

• pulled

• sold

The trip to Chicago is quite a haul.

• long distance

• heavy load

• large amount

• short drive

The smell of the air freshener could not overpower the stench of rotting garbage.

• cover

• be covered by

• create

• remind me of