General Vocabulary MCQ Exercise 2

The children had been taught to _____ well when visitors came.

There was a loud shout of _____ from the fans as the team scored the winning goal.

We thought it would be a good idea to take a television with us, so we took the small _____ one.

After her failure in school, Maria needed a great deal of _____ before she would return to her studies.

The cat is known for its _____.

The child _____ all our warnings and then fell.

Before answering the questions, the suspect _____ and took a deep breath.

The ice cream _____ in their hands and their mother looked unhappily at the mess.

She received her _____ from the boss's secretary every week.

The _____ crime wave in our area has caused the police force to increase its efforts.

The _____ of the victims of the plane crash is not expected.

The _____ rules of grammar must be learned before one can understand the exceptions to the rules.

The young men were not thinking of the _____ of their actions when they entered their car after drinking.

I think that the story you have just told me is absolutely _____. I'm not sure I believe it.

The prisoner was _____ after the governments made an agreement to free prisoners of war of equal rank.

She was _____ to come with us as she could not get in touch with her family to ask permission.

The bank confirmed that the statement they had sent me was _____.

There were many _____ in her way in her climb to the position of general manager. However, she was able to overcome them all.

I have a _____ for strawberry ice cream.

My broker suggested that I _____ my money in the stock market.