Word of the Day – June 2015 Quiz #37 | |
Directions: Choose the best word to complete each sentence or question. Your options are in the box below:
1. Jeremy lost his __________ and fell off of his bike. 2. I ________ you improve your English this year. 3. The poor woman went _________ after spending so many years by herself. 4. A poor __________ on the economy sent stock markets around the world into a downward spriral. 5. It’s a good idea to __________ some of your time to learning how to speak another language. 6. Melissa studied __________ in college, and now she works at a gallery in Chicago. 7. Studying with other good students should __________ you to study harder. 8. Several well-known performance artists have travelled to Iraq and Afghanistan to __________ the troops. 9. Robert and Alice bought a large three-acre __________ and built a house on it. 10. Many new immigrants think life is the U.S. will be easy, but when they arrive they quickly learn how __________ their new lives can be. 11. It’s not a good idea to __________ your finger into another person during an argument. 12. When Mike first bought his car he loved it, but now after spending money on a lot of repairs he thinks it’s a piece of __________. 13. Is that a real diamond or is it __________? 14. Worshippers inside a mosque or a church frequently _________ as they pray. 15. The winner of the award made a __________ acceptance speech and thanked everyone around him. Click here to go to the Word of the Day page. Answers: 1. balance; 2. hope; 3. mad; 4. report; 5. devote; 6. art or cinema; 7. inspire; 8. entertain ; 9. lot; 10. tough; 11. poke; | |
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