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WorksheetsDLR7 Weeks 31-33 fill-in-the-blank
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
We are continually _______ by the absurd choices people make, for they make no logical sense.
a)
mystified
b)
incited
c)
flattered
d)
overwhelmed
2.
Surgeons are _____ that they are performing Tommy John on more and more kid pitchers.
a)
revoked
b)
dismayed
c)
dispatched
d)
provoked
3.
To put it simply, the spot is pretty racist, and it's ______ to think that Sprint approved and published this.
a)
flattering
b)
inciting
c)
bewildering
d)
revoking
4.
The ____ of the boy's lower legs once prompted a teammate to insist he’d never lend him his socks.
a)
abstract
b)
termperance
c)
hovel
d)
girth
5.
The operating principle: Humane treatment of animals and good business practices are not mutually ________.
a)
tangible
b)
abstract
c)
exlusive
d)
alternative
6.
A recent Princeton University study found that the United States is more _________ than democracy.
a)
stagnant
b)
oligarchy
c)
incognito
d)
immaculate
7.
Not only has teacher pay been _______, the gap between teacher pay and that of other professionals has widened.
a)
mystifying
b)
stagnant
c)
inflammatory
d)
vertical
8.
None of the plants at risk of disappearing are likely to provide any _______ human benefit, such as a cure for disease or food for the hungry.
a)
credulous
b)
righteous
c)
stagnant
d)
tangible
9.
It’s an _____ idea, so how do you express it in images on a screen?
a)
exclusive
b)
palatial
c)
onerous
d)
abstract
10.
There is ______ expert scientific consensus on human-caused global warming.
a)
stagnant
b)
mystifying
c)
overwhelming
d)
credulous
11.
This inconvenient fact has ________ a decade of hand-wringing within the company, and discontent among consumers.
a)
provoked
b)
dismayed
c)
bewildered
d)
abstracted
12.
________ a riot, menacing someone, threatening them is a crime,” Borges said, repeating a message he delivered in the room.
a)
Inciting
b)
Mystifying
c)
Averting
d)
Overwhelming
13.
Scientists place the start of the Anthropocene age ________ with the start of the nuclear age.
a)
simultaneous
b)
exclusive
c)
immaculate
d)
alternative
14.
They are mere huts of mud—as wretched habitations as an Irish ______ or an Indian wigwam.
a)
hovel
b)
palatial
c)
oligarchy
d)
temperance
15.
They will not be the first well-known figures to appear _______ as masked storm troopers.
a)
incognito
b)
exlusive
c)
immaculate
d)
tangible
16.
The residents of a luxury apartment tower experience ______ class warfare, as people compete to live on the upper floors.
a)
vertical
b)
immaculate
c)
tangible
d)
inciting
17.
Miller doesn’t claim to predict the future, stressing that “nothing is predetermined by _______.”
a)
astrology
b)
girth
c)
alternatives
d)
temperance
18.
And many oligarchs, even those who flaunt luxury cars and live in ______ homes, seem increasingly concerned about personal finances.
a)
palatial
b)
righteous
c)
abstract
d)
credulous
19.
When someone is doing something wrong and deserves a ______ telling-off, it’s sometimes the duty of a good person to provide it
a)
righteous
b)
stagnant
c)
palatial
d)
immaculate
20.
The agency is encouraging commuters to work from home, adjust work schedules or try _______ such as public transportation or car-pooling.
a)
alternatives
b)
exclusives
c)
verticals
d)
dispatches
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