UNIT 1 VOCABULARY ACTIVITY

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1. The teacher was ____________. Her students had to work very hard in her class, but they learned a lot.
a. depressed b. tough c. interesting

2. After the divorce, she felt tired, sad, and uninterested in her work. She was in a ________________.
a. marriage b. depression c. episode

3. When the baby died, her mother could not eat or speak for days. She was _______________ .
a. sober b. proud c. devastated

4. The man ____________ his behavior on alcohol. He said alcohol had made him crazy.
a. instructed b. blamed c. avoided

5. His father died of Hodgkin’s disease and now, at the age of 38, John has the same disease.
The disease is ______________
a. hereditary b. learned c. determined

6. When the young actress received her award, she wiped away a tear and said “thank you.”
She was so ______________ she couldn’t say more.
a. controversial b. choked up c. famous

7. Every afternoon the baseball coach ___________ the players on how to hit and throw the ball.
a. instructs b. chokes up c. prioritizes

8. In his final years, Mickey Mantle did not drink alcohol. He stayed ____________.
a. sober b. sick c. choked up

9. “Diamonds are forever” is a successful ____________ the DeBeer diamond company used in various advertisements to sell their diamonds.
a. piece of jewelry b. slogan c. television commercial

10. Some people do not like noise. They _____________ parties, popular restaurants, and other crowded places.
a. go to b. like c. avoid


NorthStar, Second Edition, Reading/Writing, Advanced: Vocabulary Exercise, Unit 1 Copyright © 2004 Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved. Permission granted to reproduce for classroom use.