Sadlier Oxford Level B Unit 7 1-20

Nothing was _____ when the mother checked on the children before she went to bed.

• foremost

• vigilant

• amiss

• flagrant

What started out as a heated debate on the Senate floor ended up as a full-scale _____ in the hallway.

• wrath

• brawl

• salvo

• perjury

Many people _____ going to the dentist even though today’s dentists do everything they can to make patients comfortable.

• brawl

• presume

• nurture

• detest

Traditionally, _____ responsibilities have fallen to women, but nowadays men are sharing more of the tasks of running a home.

• flagrant

• domestic

• foremost

• notable

After being punished by the principal, John showed his ______ disrespect for authority by vandalizing the school building.

• flagrant

• flustered

• flawed

• detest

One of your biggest _____ is that you don't appreciate when someone is trying to help you to have a bright future.

• wraths

• flaws

• salvos

• flusters

As a _____ reporter, I try to look, listen, and learn from the work of my more experienced colleagues.

• proficient

• foremost

• fledgling

• notable

The announcement of a possible computer virus caused a _____ in the editorial department.

• fluster

• salvo

• momentum

• nurture

The _____ aim of any presidential administration should be to improve the lives of the people.

• prior

• flagrant

• fledgling

• foremost

How can we find out how much _____ is needed for a jet airplane to take off?

• fluster

• nurture

• momentum

• salvo