The Count and the Stork

On closer inspection, the frog’s leg has been impaled on a sharp stick.

• hurt by

• pierced by

• cut by

The soldiers had all shown their resilience in the face of overwhelming odds over the years.

• durability

• understanding

• integrity

Andrew was deemed to be a very articulate and capable professor.

• studying to be

• rumored to be

• thought of as

While her tale seemed far-fetched, she told it with such self-belief that it was hard to dismiss

outright.

• implausible

• impossible

• impressive

Before I was able to travel, I had some truly outlandish ideas about how people in other countries lived.

• inaccurate

• interesting

• peculiar

She’s lived here for many years and is a very prominent member of the community.

• hard-working

• well-known

• well-liked

As a doctor, her career is following the usual trajectory.

• challenges

• path

• research

I’m uncertain right now, but I will definitively answer your question by 5 pm.

• certainly

• probably

• conclusively