Unit 10 - Butterflies and Elephants

Question 1

We offer you a ___ training in all aspects of the business.

Accepted Answer

comprehensive

Question 2

The accident left her ___ from the waist down.

Accepted Answer

paralyzed

Question 3

Chuck sat quietly for hours ____ into the distance, thinking of what might have been.

Accepted Answer

staring

Question 4

The biggest ___ in our way was a tree trunk in the road.

Accepted Answer

obstacle

Question 5

The company executives ___ criticism by inviting union leaders to meet.

Accepted Answer

forestalled

Question 6

She was dizzy and short of ___.

Accepted Answer

breath

Question 7

Her hip has been ___ for quite a while, and she'll probably need surgery on it.

Accepted Answer

troublesome

Question 8

______were felt hundreds of miles from the centre of the earthquake.

Accepted Answer

Vibrations

Question 9

The function of the ___ is to carry blood to the heart.

Accepted Answer

veins

Question 10

Underground cables carry ___ to all parts of the city.

Accepted Answer

electricity

Question 11

Eight people were ___ to death when the stadium collapsed.

Accepted Answer

trampled

Question 12

The committee ___ on the proposal, and accepted it unanimously.

Accepted Answer

voted

Question 13

A good teacher is always ___ to their students' needs.

Accepted Answer

attentive

Question 14

The government is expected to call a(n ) ___ very soon.

Accepted Answer

election

Question 15

An unexpected ___ in electrical power caused the computer to crash.

Accepted Answer

surge

Questions 15