English Vocabulary Exercises - War, Violence & Conflict - Exercise 1-4

Matching exercise

Match the items on the right to the items on the left.
1. Our company is _______________ expanding into the U.S. and Europe.
2. The incredible _______________ power of the volcano was all too visible.
3. He had a broken leg and was lying in a snow bank when he was found by the ski _______________.
4. She became _______________ ill after eating a hamburger which was not properly cooked.
5. The Ice Age ended in 10,000 B.C. when the glaciers in Europe began to _______________.
6. In World War One, hand to hand combat was replaced by technological _______________ which did not require enemy soldiers to come face to face.
7. With wild pandas slowly disappearing, it is possible that some day the only pandas left will be those held in _______________ in zoos around the world.
8. A small _______________ of elderly tourists got off the bus, and lined up at the customs office.
9. Second-hand cigarette smoke is very _______________ for people who don't smoke, which is why smoking is prohibited in all public buildings in this city.
10. It was a _______________ spring morning, with the sun shining, and birds singing.
11. The fish _______________ its tail against the bottom of the boat.
12. She broke into tears, and _______________ from the room when she heard that her grandmother had died.
13. The horses were nervous and began _______________ around the pasture.