Circle the word that best completes each sentence.
Brendan bumped into the table. With a show of incredible reflexes, he quickly grabbed the
vase that was _____ on the table's edge, seconds away from crashing to floor into a million
pieces.
a. trawling
b. malforming
c. teetering
d. lingering
Ques. 2Circle the word that best completes each sentence.
Joanna gave up trying to get published in the science fiction genre and began writing about
her _____ as a struggling writer. Interestingly enough, these stories about the adventures of
an ordinary person attracted the attention of an editor in New York, and she was soon
offered a contract for her first book.
a. exploits
b. flourishes
c. tome
d. grim
Ques. 3Circle the word that best completes each sentence.
Streptococcus pyogenes is a bacterium that causes the common illness strep throat, a severe
irritation of the throat that is sometimes life-threatening. Streptococcus pyogenes thrives in
the fall and winter months, and it especially _____ in locations where people are in close
contact, such as schools or family households.
a. maroons
b. exploits
c. stipulates
d. flourishes
Ques. 4Circle the word that best completes each sentence.
My class syllabus clearly _____ the attendance policy. With five absences already, you
cannot pass this class if you miss any more.
a. flourishes
b. tomes
c. stipulates
d. maroons
Ques. 5Circle the word that best completes each sentence.
Since Carol's cancer had already reached stage four, the outlook, at first, was _____.
However, she's currently responding well to chemotherapy; if this continues, her cancer will
go into remission within a matter of weeks.
a. ubiquitous
b. marooned
c. grim
d. notorious
Ques. 6Circle the word that best completes each sentence.
For a while, Professor Hampton was _____ for the controversial practice of locking the door
the moment class started. However, other professors soon began doing the same, and
tardiness at her campus declined dramatically.
a. exploited
b. stipulated
c. grim
d. notorious
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