Question 1
She was _____ that we could go and see her in hospital.
Delighted means very pleased. A patient is happy when friends can visit her in hospital. Not anxious or concerned, because these mean worried, and a visit is good news.
Question 2
The woman was in a _____ emotional state after hearing of her son's accident.
Highly emotional is a fixed collocation: highly goes with adjectives such as emotional, sensitive and charged. Greatly and largely do not combine with emotional in this way. Doubtfully has the wrong meaning.
Question 3
She didn't seem to know what was happening at all; she looked completely _____.
Bewildered means very confused, not understanding what is happening. This matches didn't seem to know what was happening. Not doubtful, which means not sure whether something is true. Not undecided, which means unable to make a choice.
Question 4
We're sorry you are ill and send you our best wishes for a speedy _____.
Recovery means getting well again after an illness. A speedy recovery is the usual phrase in get-well wishes. Not relief, which is the feeling when pain or worry stops. Survival means staying alive.
Question 5
She will never be able to _____ the winters in Poland because of her health.
Stand means to bear or put up with something unpleasant. It is very common with can't or never be able to, as in I can't stand the cold. Not sustain, which means to keep something going or to suffer an injury. Not resist, which means to fight against something.
Question 6
Sam is in hospital again. The poor chap seems accident-_____.
Accident-prone describes someone who often has accidents. Prone to means likely to suffer from something, as in prone to colds. Bound, destined and disposed do not form this compound.
Question 7
After her long illness, she looked quite _____.
Emaciated means extremely thin and weak, usually because of illness or hunger. Not emancipated (set free) or emasculated (made weaker or less manly). These look similar but have completely different meanings.
Question 8
He's been very ill but we think he'll _____ it.
Get over an illness means to recover from it, as in It took her weeks to get over the flu. Not come round, which means to wake up after being unconscious and is not followed by it. Come back and take off do not mean recover.
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