vocabulary in context

After walking in the pouring rain for nearly an hour, Amy arrived home drenched. She immediately removed all her clothes and jumped into a hot shower.

• Exhausted

• Hungry

• Soaked

• Emotional

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

The storm lasted for days and devastated several villages and towns.

• destroyed

• suffocated

• accosted

• antagonised

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4A

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.5B

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.9-10.4A

Working in a foreign country will provide you with invaluable experience.

• not valuable

• extremely useful

• not useful

• persistent

Tags

CCSS.L.1.5D

CCSS.L.2.5B

CCSS.L.3.5C

CCSS.L.K.5D

After working all day without a break, Tom arrived home famished. He could eat a horse.

• exhausted

• upset

• extremely hungry

• frustrated

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

The customer went ballistic when I reminded him of our no-refund policy.

• jumped with joy

• became extremely angry

• became enlightened

• made a beeline for the door

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

After months of being unemployed and doing numerous interviews, Rebecca was becoming increasingly despondent.

• unhappy and discouraged

• determined

• rejected

• furious

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

What ___ him apart from the rest was his never-say-die attitude.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

Paul _____ after his father in both appearance and character.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

Congratulations on passing the exam with ______ colours!

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

After she had been repeatedly ignored by her colleagues, Pia finally got the _______ and started eating by herself.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B