1.The matter was so delicate that none of the ministers knew how to…………………it.
- manipulate
- deal
- handle
- affect
2.Betty told her younger sister to……………..her alone because she didn’t feel like playing games.
- put
- leave
- set
- make
3.The students have asked their professor to…………………making a test until after Christmas.
- postpone
- interrupt
- await
- terminate
4.Now that the 9.30 train has been cancelled, we have got plenty of time to ………………………..before the next one arrives.
- expire
- spare
- abound
- exhaust
5.Mr. Smith ate his breakfast in great………………..so as not to miss the bus to Liverpool.
- speed
- pace
- rush
- haste
6.The handwriting is completely……………..This note must have been written a long time ago.
- inedible
- indelible
- illegible
- unfeasible
7.To everybody’s………………the doctor declared the boy’s life was out of danger.
- calmness
- soothe
- peace
- relief
8.This species of mosquito can be dangerous, but happily, it is rather………………… in this area.
- rare
- minor
- few
- scarcely
9.The whole situation is getting out of…………………..Let’s do something before it turns into a bitter row.
- capacity
- charge
- hand
- discipline
10.I know it works in theory, but try putting it into ……………………. and you’ll find out it’s a failure.
- operation
- exercise
- performance
- procedure
Result:
1. handle
2. leave
3. postpone
4. spare
5. haste
6. illegible
7. relief
8. rare
9. hand
10. operation
