1. Students at the school where I teach are very .......... They always hand in their homework on time.

patient

lazy

reliable

friendly

2. Glenn is very .......... He always helps out the underprivileged people in our community.

creative

reticent

sociable

generous

3. My little sister is so ......... at school that she is afraid to ask to go to the toilet.

timid

intrepid

tolerant

envious

4. Never ask Phoebe to dance while her husband is looking. He always gets so ......... of her.

jealous

responsive

mortified

tolerant

5. Our new teacher is very .......... If we don't understand something, she goes over it again and again until we do.

lazy

shy

patient

friendly

6. I think Indonesian people are very .......... They'll always come up to you in the street and try to practice their English.

friendly

reliable

imaginative

bad-tempered

7. Barry loves to talk a lot, doesn't he? In fact, I don't think I've ever met anyone quite as ......... as him.

reserved

cantankerous

chatty

liberal

8. Mary's husband is very .......... He never helps her with any of the chores around the house.

vigorous

dependable

lazy

tolerant

9. Our English teacher at school is very .......... He is always coming up with new games that help make learning fun.

bland

creative

talkative

trustworthy

10. I had to keep my daughter home from school today because she had a ......... of 38 degrees.

fever

headache

temperature

warmth

11. When we were in Bali last year, we ......... at a marvelous hotel overlooking the beach.

leased

lived

rented

stayed

12. I usually ......... up at 6.30 every morning.

awake

rise

get

go

13. Good afternoon. I ......... see the manager, please.

will

wish

like to

want to

14. I thought Nancy said she ......... spend the weekend with her parents.

should

has

is

was going to

15. I was wondering if you could ......... me to play the violin?

assist

teach

learn

study

16. Would you ......... this letter to the post office, please?

send

take

retrieve

fetch

17. I hate doing the ......... — especially cleaning the windows.

homework

housework

jobs

groundwork

18. I got married ......... years ago.

for two

in two

at two

two

19. I'm sorry but I haven't ......... today.

read my lesson

done my lesson

done my homewo

studied my homework

20. After experiencing too many late ......... sinking spells, The Duchess of Bedford arrived upon the idea of having tea and finger food at about 5 p.m.

afterwards

afterbirth

afternoon

aftertaste