Andrea's Vocabulary Exercise #2

Matching exercise

Match the items on the right to the items on the left.
1. I was __________ when I saw Janet. She's lost about 5 kilograms and looks fabulous.
2. A few students said they were __________ to keep selling cookies after the bake sale was finished at 2:00.
3. The ice on the lake is very __________ and not safe to walk on.
4. He put the bagel in the toaster oven for a second to __________ the butter on it.
5. When polar bears swim, a layer of fat and __________ fur keeps them warm in the icy waters.
6. The little boy made his confession to the __________, who told him he was forgiven.
7. The entire sky was lit up by a flash of __________ and thunder boomed in the air.
8. Yasmin sat in the __________ of a palm tree, reading magazines, and drinking a cold beer.
9. You should let the __________ warm up before you put the lasagna in it to bake.
10. The Committee on Cycling met with the __________ of the city to discuss the creation of additional bicycle paths.
11. John has had to __________ his plans to become a doctor because he gets sick at the sight of blood.
12. Protesters __________ against cuts to the education budget outside the Parliament Buildings today.
13. The paint is starting to __________ on the outside wall of our house.
14. The vampire sunk his __________ into the neck of the young virgin.
15. He was let go a week after being hired, because he wasn't able to __________ with anyone in the office.
16. Your good luck can't __________. Sooner or later things will change.