Vocabulary - Hobbies and Pastimes

Although she would have preferred to carry on working, my mum ......................... her career in order to have children

• devoted

• sacrificed

• quit

• repealed

I find the offer quite ........................., but I think I'd rather study at Oxford

• tempting

• desirous

• addictive

• envious

I don't normally like noisy clubs, but I had a sudden ......................... to see what the Blue Parrot was like.

• pressure

• craving

• motive

• impulse

Jerry loves snowboarding so much that it's almost like a drug .........................

• addiction

• passion

• obsession

• attraction

I don't want to do the course in applied statistics, but it's .........................

• optional

• addictive

• compulsory

• inevitable

Don't worry about me - I'm quite ................ to sit here and wait for you to come back

• delighted

• joyful

• excited

• content

When I was pregnant, I often got a sudden ......................... for sour foods.

• addition

• obsession

• preference

• craving

Thank you for thinking of us, but I'm afraid we're going to have to ......................... your kind invitation.

• disagree

• decline

• accept

• deny

I've never seen anyone so ......................... to their job as Philip is.

• eager

• obsessed

• dedicated

• interested

Why do you have such a ......................... with model railways?

• fascination

• interest

• craving

• desire