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My wife hates when I interrupt as she ___ me.
 
talks to
 
talks with
 
tells at
 
speaks with
The employee became curious when his boss asked to ___ him in the conference room.
 
talk to
 
talk with
I saw Mother ____ Alfred on the phone. (I saw only a fragment of the whole conversation)
 
speaking with
 
speak with
 
telling to
 
tell to
Wait a minute, I have to ___ you something.
 
tell
 
speak
 
talk
 
say
She's still learning, but she can already speak it quite ___.
 
well
 
good
ODD ONE OUT: Her CHANCES of winning are _____
 
light
 
even
 
fair
 
considerable
I'm sure he'll like some chocolates, he has such a s____ ____ !
 
sweet tooth
 
sweet teeth
Right now, I have a b____ desire for a cappuccino.
 
burning
 
boiling
 
bowling
 
burying
ODD ONE OUT: They've got a(n) _____ CHANCE to win the match tonight.
 
inside
 
slim
 
slight
 
fair
Odd one out: There's a _____ POSSIBILITY that this might happen.
 
Heavy
 
strong
 
remote
 
distinct
Odd one out: Her _____ AMBITION was to write a bestseller.
 
heated
 
greatest
 
secret
 
lifelong
The students were h_____ motivated to start the research.
highly
The government faces the d______ challenge of reducing poverty. (= Very difficult)
daunting
My attempts to fish met with complete f_______. I didn't even get a catfish.
failure
The performance was an o___night success.
overnight
We left home in the d____ of the night.
dead
She is such a str__________ person. She's honest and open and says what she thinks.
straightforward
He is not very sy____. When I was ill he didn't even phoned me.
sympathetic
He never _____ a finger around the house. He expects us to do everything!
lifts
He is the gentlest person I know. He has a heart of _____.
gold
I'll persuade my aunt to give me some money. She is a _____ touch.
soft
She comes across as aggressive, but she wouldn't _____ a fly.
hurt
Everything else that happened pales _____ insignificance beside that one event.
into
It was a night of dismal f____ for the athletes. They lost every game.
failure
He gets angry very easily. He has a ___ temper.
quick
I have a b____ ambition to climb the Everest.
burning
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