1. Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the following words from the text.
1) He _____ several introductory remarks to the audience.
2) Elizabeth Bennet overheard the newcomer making _____ remarks about the local provincial society.
3) The curtains had a(n) _____ pattern of flowers. 4) Her speech was all in the same _____.
5) A note of _____ in his voice alerted her to the fact that others were listening.
6) The newspaper _____ about his private life eventually made him resign.
7) The reports are _____ to the many hours of research completed by this committee.
8) She was seen at the opera with an extremely presentable _____.
9) Wrestling is in a _____ zone between sport and entertainment.
10) This is just the _____ before the storm.
2. Complete the following sentences with the proper forms of the words in the brackets.
1) He was very _____ (contempt) of popular writers whom he described as talentless and worthless.
2) She never considered a career in _____ (cater).
3) The defeated candidate in the election gave a _____ (dignify) speech in which he congratulated his rival.
4) Her confession was just the _____ (confirm) of his long-held suspicions.
5) I found her story stretched even my good-natured _____ (credulous) to the limit.
6) I think she takes a rather _____ (cynic) view of men.
7) She gave me one of those _____ (resist) smiles and I just had to agree.
8) The constant noise from his neighbours was more _____ (provoke) than he could bear.
9) It’s _____ (hilarity) to watch him try to flirt with women half his age.
10) The rumours that they are about to marry have been dismissed as pure _____(speculate).
3. Find the appropriate prepositions or adverbs that collocate with the neighboring words.
1) I was immediately struck by the number of young Englishmen dotted _____.
2) A thrill passed _____ all of us.
3) This party assumed _____ itself the function of representing the staid nobility of the country-side — East Egg condescending _____ West Egg, and carefully _____ guard against its spectroscopic gayety.