Test 6.2

The film's only ______ grace is the excellent cinematography.

• winning

• rescuing

• saving

• giving

A full-sized tripod is far too ______ to carry around. I find this pocket – sized one is much handier.

• overweight

• inept

• unwieldy

• outsize

Many diseases that used to be considered ______ of mankind are now easily treatable with antibiotics

• scourges

• tortures

• blights

• thorns

She knows ahe needs exercise, but finds going to the gym a ______.

• job

• toil

• work

• chore

The special effects were quite good, but that’s more than could be ______ for the acting.

• mentioned

• spoken

• said

• told

There are some safety ______ in connection with the new building that still need to be addresssed.

• worries

• cares

• troubles

• corners

After the earthquake, the entrance hall was turned into a ______ casualty ward.

• mainstay

• makeshift

• piecework

• wayside

Tears  ______ up out of the baby's eyes.

• raised

• mounted

• welled

• filled

She went under ________as a waiter to write an article on tipping.

• mask

• act

• pose

• cover

There is a new _____ to our family. My mother has just given birth to a baby.

• growth

• admission

• topping

• addition