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WorksheetsChapter 28 Words in Context
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
The summer highway construction will constrict traffic by confining it to only two lanes.
For centuries in China, girls' feet were constricted with binding to keep them from growing to normal size. Woman's feet were considered most attractive if they were less than four inches long.
to expand
to repair
to squeeze
Don't buy a used car without putting it through an exhaustive inspection. Check every detail, from hood to trunk.
My teacher recommended an exhaustive thousand-page biography of Freud, but who has time to read such a through account?
smooth
detailed
narrow
"I know we all are fallible," the boss told his workers. "But do you have to make so many of your mistakes on company time?"
When they are little, kids think their parents can do no wrong; but when they become teenagers, their parents suddenly seem fallible.
optimistic
friendly
imperfect
The author first formulated an outline of his plot and then began writing his mystery.
Before stepping into his boss's office, Toshio had carefully formulated his case for a raise.
to develop
to question
to accept
I was worried that my grandmother's treatment at the nursing home might be harsh, so I was relieved when the nurses and aides turned out to be very genial.
Stacey found her first dance instructor so rude and unpleasant that she changed to a more genial one.
good-looking
practical
good-natured
Many people believe that wild animals should be allowed to remain in their natural habitats and not be captured and put in zoos.
Mosses can live in a large variety of humid habitats, from very cold to very hot.
a pattern
a plan
a territory
We always called my sister "Practical Polly" because she was the most pragmatic member of the family.
When Vince was single, he spent most of his money on travel. Now that he has a family to support, he must spend his money in more pragmatic ways.
sensible
patient
pleasant
Dana's classmates don't like her because she's so pretentious. It's hard to like someone who acts as if she knows it all.
My aunt marked her husband's grave with a large, pretentious monument, as though he were a member of a royal family.
overly imaginative
important-seeming
cruel
When my grandfather died, we worked hard to reconcile Grandma to the fact that he was really gone.
After his third wreak in six months, Ahmed reconciled himself to living somewhere along a bus line and doing without a car.
to bring to accept
to be frighten about
to hide from
My sister loves certain cheese that has the vile odor of something that fell off a garbage truck.
When I finally get around to cleaning out the refrigerator, I always find some vile moldy leftovers at the back of a shelf.
threatening
natural
nasty
