A. In each of the parentheses below you will find two of the new vocabulary words. Choose the one that fits better.
- We will have to postpone our meeting unless more members show up.
- Rex underestimated the skill of the other tennis player, and he was beaten badly.
- With only a mediocre typing ability, Veronica never expected to be hired.
- Germs are a menace to our health.
- Although Rip was challenged to tell all he knew, he remained silent.
- We invited only the most prominent people in town to our fund-raising party.
- When her job in the city was abolished, Daisy went home to the farm.
- Unforeseen problems kept coming up each day, making it harder and harder for me to finish my work.
- I believe in our doctor and like the adequate reasons he gave us for keeping Grandma in the hospital.
- Don’t you get angry when someone ignores your question?
B. Match the words correctly with their opposite meanings.
- Consent — refuse
- Valid — untrue
- Ignite — put out
- Reveal — hide
- Urgent — not important
- Victorious — beaten
- Survive — die
- Mount — get off
- Prohibit — allow
- Miniature — large
C. Which of the vocabulary choices in parentheses fits best in these newspaper headlines?
- “Charges against me are absurd,” complains governor.
- High school principal to prohibit student autos.
- Postponed flight of space shuttle for 48 hours.
- Witness promises to reveal truth today.
- “Best novel in a decade,” says critic.
- Sick child visited by prominent specialist.
- Flu germs menace elderly citizens.
- Stolen jewels are objects of massive search.
- Huge unemployment in urban areas.
- Weather man apologizes for gloomy weather forecast.
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