Everyday Vocabulary Sadness Test

(Please note: The following questions are part of a cloze test. They are interrelated, meaning that the information provided in each question is connected to the others.)

SADNESS

When Susan’s cat was killed by a car, she burst into __1__ and began to __2__ so loudly that the neighbours next door heard her.

When Susan’s cat was killed by a car, she burst into __1__ and began to __2__ so loudly that the neighbours next door heard her.

She was __3__ by the __4__.

She was __3__ by the __4__.

Her mother tried to __5__ her but Susan’s __6__ was so great that it was three days (and three __7__ nights) before she began to __8__ enough to eat normally.

Her mother tried to __5__ her but Susan’s __6__ was so great that it was three days (and three __7__ nights) before she began to __8__ enough to eat normally.

Her mother tried to __5__ her but Susan’s __6__ was so great that it was three days (and three __7__ nights) before she began to __8__ enough to eat normally.

Her mother tried to __5__ her but Susan’s __6__ was so great that it was three days (and three __7__ nights) before she began to __8__ enough to eat normally.

Even then, she talked to no one and was silent and __9__ for weeks.

I think she’ll always __10__ her pet.