C 2 · Personal identity · use of English

C2 Three in a Row 2: Personality & Feelings

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Three sentences. One word.
Can you find the word that completes all three?


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C2 VOCABULARY CHALLENGE: PERSONALITY AND IDENTITY

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Read the sentences and write the missing word that fits all the blanks.

 

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  1. The latecomer received ________ looks from the audience as he squeezed past them during the quietest moment of the performance.
  2. He was in a ________ mood after being passed over for promotion yet again, so nobody dared mention work.
  3. Awaiting another round of redundancies, she made a ______joke about the office plants having better job security than the staff.
  1. Oh well, that's all as clear as _____, then. I can't understand a word you're saying.
  2. Your name’s ______around here at the moment! You can't say people like you.
  3. My Peter's a real stick-in-the-________! He has no ambition.
  1. He seemed considerate until we disagreed with him; then we saw his true______.
  2. The organisation claimed to be an independent charity, but it was sailing under false _____: its funding came from the company it was supposedly investigating.
  3. After an outstanding season playing for the school’s first cricket team, she won her _______.
  1. When the airline tried to charge her twice for the same suitcase, she screamed _____ murder.
  2. The air turned _____ when he discovered he’d accidentally deleted the report he’d spent all morning writing.
  3. She was feeling _____ after her closest friend moved abroad, so we invited her round for dinner.
  1. It’s impossible not to ______in awe of the cathedral’s magnificent vaulted ceiling.
  2. I can’t _______ our new neighbour: he interrupts every conversation and always knows better than everyone else.
  3. The headteacher took a firm ____ on bullying, insisting that every reported incident be investigated.

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