Fill in the blanks with a word that has the meaning given in brackets.
- During Chinese New Year, we wish for a happy and ……………………. (very rich) year ahead.
- In a party you cannot stand alone; You have to …………….(mix) with everyone.
- To my ………………………. (great surprise), I saw that my cat could swallow a whole fish at once!
- My hair was ……………………. (knotted) and smelly after two days of not bathing or combing.
- The judge seemed …………………….. (not listening to, not aware of) to the pleas for mercy from the convict.
- My father was ……………………… (very angry) when he discovered that my younger brother had lied to him.
- The situation ended in ………………………. (very bad incident) as the gunman shot and killed two students.
- After years of war and …………………………. (diseases that spread from one person to another), very few people remained in the city.
- My friend ……………………. (spoke in a low voice, whispered) something under his breath.
- My mother …………………(brought) some water from the jar for me to drink.
Answers
- prosperous
- mingle
- astonishment
- tangled
- oblivious
- furious
- tragedy
- pestilence
- muttered
- fetched