Mood Food

Screen brightness can badly a________ your sleep quality.

Good science starts with careful __________, not with wild guesses (A) researcher (B) researches (C) research (D) researching.

a) Early-stage trials hint at a possible ________ for dementia. b) Laughter is the best ________, or so the saying goes. c) Sunshine won’t ________ a cold, but it surely helps your mood.

Surgeons searched for a c________ that would eradicate the rare disease.

Pulling an all-nighter left him too s________ to drive safely.

The suspect hid the __________ under the car seat (A) crime (B) violence (C) weapon (D) aggression.

The neighborhood became __________ when the local gang began carrying knives (A) violent (B) violence (C) powerful (D) powerless.

Yoga is surprisingly __________; I leave the studio lighter every time (A) relax (B) relaxing (C) relaxed (D) relaxation.

Larger doses will not __________ the medicine’s effect; they’ll just add side-effects (A) rise (B) raise (C) rouse (D) rice.

Group projects are often more s________ than exams because you rely on others.

a) Parents worry that violent video games breed ________. b) The coach shouted orders in an almost ________ tone. c) Excessive sugar can make some children unusually ________.

Citizens felt p________ when the blackout lasted five days.

She studied with her eyes half-closed but managed to stay a________.

Without food, the protesters soon felt utterly __________ (A) powerful (B) powerless (C) powerlessness (D) powering.

A sudden r________ in oil prices shook global markets.

a) Police reported a sharp rise in petty ________ last month. b) Graffiti is still considered a minor ________ in this city. c) The new law aims to prevent online ________.

The town needs drastic crime r________, not empty promises.

a) The ________ had already fled when the cops arrived. b) As a first-time ________, she received a lighter sentence. c) The museum hired extra guards after a professional ________ robbed it.

Meditation can help you __________ emotional tension instead of bottling it up (A) contain (B) release (C) reduce (D) affect.

The engineer proposed an elegant __________ to the water-leak problem (A) solve (B) solver (C) solution (D) solving.

The museum’s vault can c________ over 2 000 priceless artefacts.

After three back-to-back exams, Marta felt completely __________ (A) stressful (B) stress (C) stressed (D) stressing.

When caffeine wears off, the severe __________ hits you hard (A) tiring (B) tiredness (C) tired (D) tire.

The detective vowed to s________ the mystery before dawn.

a) The CEO’s speech was surprisingly ________; employees felt unstoppable afterwards. b) A small motor must be very ________ to lift such weight. c) Literature can be a ________ weapon for social change.