Pre-Test Vocabulary M6

A common __________ is that it is unlucky to break a mirror.

• reputation

• attitude

• superstition

• contentment

You need to keep a positive __________, even when things go wrong.

• attitude

• reputation

• pace

• misfortune

The Changs suffered a terrible __________. Their home was destroyed in the earthquake

• enterprise

• ailment

• omen

• misfortune

The story of Nelson Mandela is a(n) __________ to many people around the world.

• inspire

• inspiration

• inspired

• inspirative

People thought Galileo’s idea that the earth went around the sun was crazy, so they __________ him.

• ridiculed

• disturbed

• treated

• detected

I’m a(n) __________ person. I believe the future will be better than the present.

• passionate

• optimistic

• courageous

• bitter

If you give me the __________, I promise you that you won’t be sorry.

• auction

• consolation

• diversity

• opportunity

My wife’s opinions on the subject don’t __________ my views. I believe something quite different

• reflective

• reflect

• reflected

• reflects

If you don’t __________ the sauce frequently, it will get too thick and start to stick to the bottom of the pan.

• savor

• appeal

• stir

• skip

Many U.S. schools have __________ foreign language instruction from their curriculum.

• threatened

• eliminated

• decoded

• preserved