TOEFL
1. The lift was ___ so we had to use the stairs.
2. I watched them until they went ___ behind a hedge.
3. It only takes one person to sing ___ and the whole performance is ruined.
4. This catalogue is ___ so the information is no longer correct.
5. He says he's___ but I don't think he was ever any good at tennis!
6. She's been ___ for over a year now and she's almost given up hope of ever finding a job.
7. I'm afraid you're ___ ! I sold the last copy five minutes ago.
8. The steering wouldn't work and the tractor went ___ and crashed into the wall.
9. Those children should be ___, in the fresh air, instead of in here, watching television.
10. It's ___ ! I can't possibly lend you any more!
11. You get ___ just climbing the stairs! You really must do some exercises to get fit!
12. It is essential to put all medicines ___ on a high shelf so that small children can't get to them.
13. Her latest hit is ___ in all good record shops.
14. He prepared the whole meal ___. I offered to help, but he wanted to prove he could it.
15. She spends hours ___ talking to all her friends.
16. I've never known this bus to arrive ___. On average, it arrives about five minutes late.
17. The staff threatened to go ___ if the management did not meet their demands.
18. It looks as if the whole building is ___ . There are flames everywhere.
19. On the other hand, he could have something ___ . He's not really concentracing on what he's doing.
20. We had to complete the journey ___ after the car ran out of petrol.
21. There was a soldier ___ at the main entrance so I took a photo of him in his uniform.
22. I was listening to some music ___ when there was a news flash about a plane crashing with a hundred passengers on board.
23. The latest figures show that crime is ___, especially in urban areas.
24. Ms Swanson is away ___ at the moment, visiting one of our agents, and unfortunately her secretary is away on holiday.
25. The scarf looked black in ___ light but here, in NATURAL light, I can see it's really dark blue.
26. I started swimming at the ___ end but I soon felt brave enough to go to the deep end.
27. I want the ___ figures, not APPROXIMATE ones.
28. Most days are QUIET but some can be very ___.
29. When we sailed, the sea was ___ but it soon got very ROUGH.
30. He gave me a ___ smile, which made me very INFERIOR.
31. I always eat a ___ lunch because my keep-fit teacher says that HEAVY meals are bad for you.
32. He got very ___ when he heard the news, but she stayed CALM.
33. We'll go swimming when it's ___ tide. The beach is completely covered at HIGH tide.
34. Why does he have such a RIGID attitude? If he were more ___, I'm sure we could come to some kind of agreement.
35. The bread in this country goes ___ very quickly so we buy it fresh every day.
36. At first, progress was ___ but later it became very SLOW as we met some unforeseen difficulties.
37. What had started out as a ___ breeze soon became a very STRONG wind.
38. One daughter had ___ hair while the other had FAIR hair.
39. He refused to CONFIRM or ___ the report.
40. I ___ the bus this morning so I'll get there early tomorrow to make sure I CATCH it.
41. He ___ his head if he agreed and SHOOK his head if he didn't.
42. They've RAISED a few prices and ___ some others.
43. Do you really expect her to ___ her promise after she's BROKEN so many others?
44. He was the only one who ___ my offer after all the others had REJECTED it.
45. I'll THROW the ball and you can ___ it.
46. Only one bullet ___ the target. All the others MISSED.
47. I can REMEMBER where it was I met her but I've ___ when.
48. Rather than ___ the lunch break, they want to SHORTEN it.
49. The first time I took my driving test, I ___ in fact. I only PASSED at the fourth attempt.
50. We were supposed to ___ our feelings and not SHOW any emotion, whatever happened.