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vocabulary in context

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

After walking in the pouring rain for nearly an hour, Amy arrived home drenched. She immediately removed all her clothes and jumped into a hot shower.

a)

Exhausted

b)

Hungry

c)

Soaked

d)

Emotional

2.

The storm lasted for days and devastated several villages and towns.

a)

destroyed

b)

suffocated

c)

accosted

d)

antagonised

3.

Working in a foreign country will provide you with invaluable experience.

a)

not valuable

b)

extremely useful

c)

not useful

d)

persistent

4.

After working all day without a break, Tom arrived home famished. He could eat a horse.

a)

exhausted

b)

upset

c)

extremely hungry

d)

frustrated

5.

The customer went ballistic when I reminded him of our no-refund policy.

a)

jumped with joy

b)

became extremely angry

c)

became enlightened

d)

made a beeline for the door

6.

After months of being unemployed and doing numerous interviews, Rebecca was becoming increasingly despondent.

a)

unhappy and discouraged

b)

determined

c)

rejected

d)

furious

7.

What (a)   him apart from the rest was his never-say-die attitude.

8.

Paul (a)   after his father in both appearance and character.

9.

Congratulations on passing the exam with (a)   colours!

10.

After she had been repeatedly ignored by her colleagues, Pia finally got the (a)   and started eating by herself.

11.

How does one (a)   about change in a company run by obstinate and arrogant dinosaurs?

12.

There's a cost of living crisis and many families are struggling to make (a)   meet.