Close up C2 Unit 7 p98,99,100

Even today a man who stays at home to take care of the children is regarded as something of a/an _______.

• oddity

• rarity

• scarcity

• freak

I had a/an _________ recollection(memory) of having met her before.

• gloomy

• dingy

• dull

• dim

His words had the ________ effect. He convinced everyone.

• wanted

• desired

• deciding

• decisive

She is known for having a/an ____________ for adventure.

• taste

• appetite

• thirst

• buzz

I asked the police officer what happened, but he refused to ________ my curiosity.

• please

• indulge

• satisfy

• consume

Pesticides have had a/an ____________ effect on the environment.

• devastating

• destructive

• adverse

• detrimental

The majority of young professionals in the capital have moved there from ____________ towns.

• suburban

• urban

• provincial

• prominant

Wyoming is __________ populated.

• insuffiently

• unsustainably

• partly

• sparsely

My letter of protest was just ___________. It went unnoticed.

• a drop in the ocean

• the tip of the iceburg

• the eye of the tiger

• a drop of enthusiasm

We booked the trip on a/an ________, but it live up to our expectations.

• wham

• impulse

• spur

• whim