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WorksheetsIVS Chapter 13 Words in Context
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Upon hearing reports of a tornado, the principal curtailed the school day so the students could go home early.
I need to curtail my volunteer activities so that I can spend more time earning money to pay back a loan.
to combine.
to shorten.
to extend.
Learning that their son had been arrested for armed robbery devastated the Huttons. They couldn't believe he'd do such a terrible thing.
Vera is so fond of Andy. She'll be devastated to hear he has cancer.
to thrill.
to annoy.
to upset greatly.
Professor Rubin never digresses during a lecture. Even his jokes relate to the day's topic.
I tried to teach my three-year old niece our phone number, but we digressed to a discussion of whether Winnie the Pooh has a telephone.
to listen carefully.
to go off the subject.
to get up.
The insurance company offers an incentive-a free vacation-to encourage its representatives to make more sales.
The thought of myself in a bathing suit next summer provides me with an adequate incentive to exercise.
encouragement.
liberty.
change.
Jerry incorporated all of his favorite desserts into one: a chocolate-covered banana-cream pecan pie.
Since the number of young children has gone down in my neighborhood, the two elementary schools have been incorporated into one.
to give up.
to join together.
to raise.
Because there's no bus or train service nearby, a car is indispensable in my neighborhood.
When you're broke, you find that many things you thought were indispensable aren't actually necessary after all.
free.
needed.
expensive.
You have to work steadily with your dog to train him well. Intermittent practice won't work.
Dora realized that her weight loss on a diet would be intermittent, so she didn't give up when the losses stopped. She knew they would start again.
irregular.
too much.
steady.
New Marines must go through the rigors of boot camp, such as completing an obstacle course and running several miles a day.
The rigor of working at two part-time jobs while going to school proved too much for Joseph. Exhausted, he dropped both jobs.
a gamble.
an expense.
a hardship.
It's sad to see such a wonderful artist squander her talent designing labels for baked-bean cans.
The company lunchroom now closes promptly at one o'clock so that workers can't squander time on long lunch breaks.
to share.
to misuse.
to upset.
Leah succumbed to her daughter's begging and bought her a pet lizard for her birthday.
Once the suspect was arrested, he quickly succumbed and confessed to stealing the car stereo.
to yield.
to delay.
to anger.
