Vocabulary: Word Choice 1

This species of mosquito can be dangerous, but happily, it is rather (a)   in this area.

• rare

• few

• minor

• scarcely

The matter was so delicate that none of the ministers knew how to (a)   it.

• affect

• handle

• deal

• manipulate

For a short while, I managed to catch (a)   of the President entering the palace.

• sight

• vision

• vision

• view

His (a)   of the safety regulations really can't be ignored any longer.

• unfamiliarity

• carelessness

• disregard

• inattention

On entering the nursery I stumbled on the wooden blocks (a)   all over the carpet.

• tossed

• plunged

• settled

• scattered

The relations between these two countries have become very (a)   after the unpleasant incident at the border.

• tense

• feverish

• reckless

• excitable

The students have asked their professor to (a)   making a test until after Christmas.

• Postpone

• Cancel

• Prepare

• Discuss

I know it works in theory, but try putting it into (a)   and you'll find out it's a failure.

• exercise

• operation

• performance

• procedure

It was the commission's job to decide whether the pilot was (a)   for the crash that occurred right after the take-off.

• guilty

• responsible

• comprehensive

• prone

The other party has raised a number of (a)   to the reforms in the tax system.

• problems

• difficulties

• companies

• objections