Melinda's whole world ________ when she found out she was adopted., spiralled, spinned, rotated, circled, John always has a trick or two up his ________., sleeves, trousers, hat, shirt, Opportunity ________ only once so we should take full advantage of it when it comes., kicks, knocks, appears, visits, You had better ________ up and start taking your work seriously if you want to do well in your studies., back, smart, buck, study, This fun activity will help to break the ________ and get people at the gathering to get to know each other better., brick, glass, wall, ice, Brenda and Melissa are as alike as two ________., peas, socks, stars, eyes, She's so quiet today. I think the cat’s got her ________., lips, tongue, mouth, jaw, Nobody likes Joshua. He thinks he is so great and is always blowing his own ________., horn, pipe, trumpet, flute, If you do not ________ the line and do as you are told, you will get into trouble., foot, follow, trace, toe, Let's keep our fingers ________ and hope for the best., closed, crossed, clasped, entwined, All that ________ coming from the construction site is giving me a headache., din, boom, bang, gong, “What’s all the ________ about?” asked the teacher when her students started making a great deal of noise., clang, bang, commotion, clash, The train let out a long ________ as it started moving along the track., siren, whistle, ring, wail, The toddler ________ at the top of his lungs when his mother took the toy away from him., bawled, sniggered, whimpered, sighed, Mary and Mark jumped into the pool and made a ________., crash, flush, splutter, splash, The ________ of wine glasses could be heard as the diners made a toast., shatter, clonk, clink, chime, Poor George who hadn’t eaten since morning, was embarrassed when everybody at his office heard his stomach ________., rumbling, grumbling, mumbling, sputtering, Lightning struck and thunder ________ fiercely, making Hakim tremble with fear., roared, rumbled, hummed, groaned, “Get out of my house now!” ________ the bad-tempered man., grunted, snarled, hummed, whimpered, I can hear the ________ of thunder in the distance. I think it is going to rain soon., roll, bang, drawl, boom, Safiyah is such a ________ girl. She gets tongue-tied and nervous when people talk to her., brash, harsh, crass, bashful, Mr Pereira is a ________ man. He is much respected by everyone., distinguished, deceitful, condemned, indistinct, Sheila is so ________. She keeps changing her mind every now and then., flighty, fickle, fanciful, frivolous, Mr Betrand is such a ________ man. He only has one way of looking at things and will never bend the rules., flexible, accommodating, decisive, rigid, Frankie is such an ________ young man that he is often ignored or completely overlooked by others., insipid, undesirable, interesting, engaging, My father is very strict but my mother, on the other hand, is ________., stern, soft, lenient, irresponsible, Patrick Khan is an extremely ________ man. His smile alone is enough to win over anybody's heart., churlish, pretentious, childish, charming, Henry is such a ________. He accuses me of being biased when he himself is guilty of it., hypocrite, liar, pretender, bluffer, Kathy is such a ________ girl. She will believe anything anyone tells her even if it is highly unlikely., silly, gullible, pretentious, trusting, Although Jason is highly educated, he is ________ about many things, including how a business ought to be run., ignorant, informed, stupid, illiterate, Paul’s composition was too short. His teacher told him to ________ on the points he made., exaggerate, elongate, elaborate, exonerate, When Ali failed his Mathematics test, his teacher gave him lots of homework to do as she believes that practice makes ________., scores, distinction, excellence, perfect, Melissa’s grades have been ________ ever since she started mixing with the wrong company., escalating, deteriorating, consistent, suppressing, Glenn and two of his classmates were caught smoking in school and were ________ by the principal., deported, expelled, exiled, ostracised, Arif participated in the school soccer tournament and was ________ a gold medal when his team won., awarded, rewarded, crowned, bestowed, Rubin possesses an ________ mind and can think critically., adaptable, analytical, advanced, acrobatic, All teachers and pupils sing the national ________ every morning during the flag-raising ceremony., anthem, song, pledge, hymn, Adam jumped for joy when he ________ an ‘A’ in English., redeemed, excelled, obtained, inherited, Mr Toh is head of the Mathematics ________., Department, Compartment, Deportment, Deployment, My mother is the chairman of my school’s Parents’ ________ Group, which works hand-in-hand with the principal and staff of the school., Supplement, Standard, Support, Senior

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