1. Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the following words from the text.
1) We _____ together and tried to get warm.
2) She spent the whole day _____ about whether James had missed his plane or not.
3) Suddenly all the lights went out and the house was _____ in darkness.
4) She spent the evening _____ to me about her job.
5) They lived in _____ fear of being discovered and arrested.
6) The president has _____ denied having an extra-marital affair.
7) He wore a _____ overcoat, dirty and full of holes.
8) She is _____ in her newly found freedom.
9) I _____ her not to have all that beautiful hair cut off.
10) Malnutrition is one of the common _____ of the poor.
2. Complete the following sentences with the proper forms of the words in the brackets.
1) We spent a _____ (luxury) weekend at a country hotel.
2) He must be _____ (remorse) for what he has done to his family.
3) The new _____ (govern) was very patient with the mischievous kids.
4) I was beginning to think I’d made a _____ (dread) mistake.
5) Not a sound broke the silence of the _____ (winter) landscape.
6) I never felt that my life was in _____ (perilous).
7) She was in _____ (bliss) ignorance of the true situation.
8) We are very _____ (envy) of her romantic holiday in Hawaii.
9) He was reminded that such behavior was not _____ (become) for a teacher.
10) The game is now improving after a _____ (wretch) start.
3. Please examine the italicized words in the text and then choose the appropriate meaning for them.
1) ...those cross midgets... (Para. 6)
A. blessed B. annoyed
2) ...shutting her drawer with a jerk. (Para. 6)
A. a stupid man B. a short sudden movement
3) ...everyone seemed rather out of sorts... (Para. 7)
A. ill or annoyed B. puzzled or confused
4) ...when she had upset an inkstand... (Para. 10)
A. set up B. knocked down