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Lesson 39 – Quiz
1.
Edward certainly bet / took / won my respect when he turned down an unethical business deal.
2. Efforts to reduce teen pregnancy through better sex education have seen
average / modest /
ordinary success.
3. Getting a new haircut has made a
crowning / dramatic / theatrical improvement in his overall
appearance.
4.
I made a real breakdown / breakover / breakthrough in my English when I started practicing
listening more often.
5.
I wanted to try waterskiing, but I lost my
heart / nerve / spirit and ended up staying inside the
boat.
6. I'm not a complete pacifist; I just believe war should be the last
option / prospect / resort.
7.
Immigration reform was the championing / charming / crowning achievement of the
president's term in office.
8. My attempts at losing weight have failed
inadequately / miserably / strongly - in fact, I've
gained a few pounds!
9.
My girlfriend really brings / gets / helps out the best in me - I'm a better person thanks to our
relationship.
10. Putting inexperienced teachers into the country's worst schools is a
method / program / recipe
for disaster.
11. Researchers have invented a new,
highly / richly / sharply effective treatment for leukemia.
12. The company's advertising campaign was a
miraculous / spectacular / wonderful failure - it
didn't attract a single new customer.
13. The new movie has been a
mediocre / phenomenal / supernatural success, with billions of
dollars in ticket sales.
14. There's a lot of
area / room / space for improvement in his writing skills.
15. We thought the repairs on the car would cost about $500, but our estimate was way off the
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