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Word Challenge 11

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Due to a lack of fund, the baseball team has to be dismissed, hopefully only ______. Once a new sponsor is found, the team will be reassembled.

(A) temporarily (B) resentfully (C) significantly (D) mysteriously

a)

temporarily

b)

resentfully

c)

significantly

d)

mysteriously

2.

To cure their father's cancer, they had literally exhausted all possible ______, even the snake venom.

a)

obstacles

b)

remedies

c)

strategies

d)

fantasies

3.

News with ______ headlines never fail to draw readers' attention. After all, they create very strong impact.

a)

oriental

b)

envious

c)

sensational

d)

liberal

4.

Never make a decision on ______ because more often than not, you'll regret it once you realize it's not based on reason.

a)

profit

b)

refusal

c)

impulse

d)

loyalty

5.

The first step to approach a problem is to _______ the core and assess its scale so that no effort is wasted.

a)

grasp

b)

vibrate

c)

tease

d)

oppose

6.

The primary ______ of this course is to help students improve their speaking abilities. Through different activities, students can have better oral skills.

a)

legacy

b)

objective

c)

circumstance

d)

achievement

7.

The term you used is too ______ for an elementary school student; you'd better use simple language while talking to such a young kid.

a)

abstract

b)

sufficient

c)

typical

d)

representative

8.

Mom called the ______ for help when she found that the toilet had been blocked again!

a)

ancestor

b)

embassy

c)

plumber

d)

burglar

9.

Having long been dissatisfied with the pay from her previous company, Viola ______ her job and job-hopped to a new company last month.

a)

landed

b)

fetched

c)

secured

d)

ditched

10.

When the teenage boy saw his favorite singer walking toward him, he couldn't help ______ with nervousness.

a)

crushing

b)

dreading

c)

fascinating

d)

trembling

11.

______, the talented singer suffered severe head injuries in a car accident. He can barely talk now.

a)

Regrettably

b)

Preferably

c)

Drastically

d)

Miraculously

12.

Every day before working the night shift, the single mother will tuck her daughter in and ______ her forehead until she falls asleep.

a)

tempt

b)

sway

c)

stroke

d)

twist

13.

To ______ his memory, Ben eats a balanced diet, exercises regularly and has eight hours of sleep every night, which he considers useful for memory enhancement.

a)

fulfill

b)

strengthen

c)

exaggerate

d)

access

14.

Nick was ______ to tell us that he had been dumped by his ex-girlfriend. When asked about it, he would turn impatient and try to avoid this topic.

a)

voluntary

b)

anxious

c)

reluctant

d)

desperate

15.

By the time Tina went back to her high school as a teacher, it had changed ______. There were many new school buildings and staff members.

a)

instantly

b)

hardly

c)

violently

d)

considerably

16.

Beyond doubt, Stephen Hawking is a(n) ______ in physics. He was the first to propose the theory of cosmology with general relativity and quantum mechanics.

a)

guardian

b)

pioneer

c)

amateur

d)

sailor

17.

My grandma is good at ______; with a needle and thread, she can make really beautiful clothes.

a)

hatching

b)

drafting

c)

knitting

d)

framing

18.

To meet the English requirements set by his company, Gary decided to join a fairly ______ language program. He would have six classes every day for three straight weeks.

a)

intensive

b)

magnetic

c)

virtuous

d)

prime

19.

In a televised debate of the election _____, the current mayor said that under his administration, the city had made great progress in air quality and infrastructure these years.

a)

marathon

b)

ballot

c)

campaign

d)

privilege

20.

If you win the championship, you will receive two ______ movie tickets. You can enjoy movies at a local theater for free.

a)

complimentary

b)

fundamental

c)

informative

d)

triumphant