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Benedict was _____ with anger when he learnt that his wife had eloped with another man.
a) vehment
b) Seething
c) cynical
d) segregated

Since her divorce, she’s become very ______ about men.
a) seething
b) vehement
c) cynical
d) segregated

Beavers are ________ animals who live in colonies and work together cooperatively.
a) Sociable
b) intuition
c) intuitively
d) vexed

recent tests have confirmed findings that the Roman Empire fell when its prominent people _______ to a slow but fatal exposure to lead poisoning.
a) deficient
b) yielded
c) predominant
d) laboured

Researchers have found out that patients suffering from Alzheimer’s disease appear to be ______ or lacking in chemicals that transmit messages to the brain.
a) laboured
b) yielded
c) predominant
d) deficient

Mr Tham is _______ by his wife’s constant nagging and resort to drowning his sorrow at the piano bar.
a) sneakily
b) vexed
c) ingenius
d) yielded

In most counties, male prisoners were strictly _____ from the females.
a) cynical
b) vehement
c) segregated
d) sociable

My late father _______ for many years before he could buy his own piece of land on which he built our home.
a) laboured
b) sociable
c) predominant
d) ingenious

Increasingly, stress is the ______ cause of cancer, hypertension and myriad diseases among people today
a) sneakily
b) vexed
c) ingenious
d) stiff

The burglar moved about _______ in the big house, unaware that his movements are already captured on the video camera.
a) predominant
b) intuition
c) vexed
d) ingenious

How many times has Mr Chua been caned or suspended from school when he was attending secondary school in the 1980s?
a) Zero times
b) One time
c) twice
d) About 5 times

Mr Chua's favourite school canteen food when he was in secondary school was
a) a nice toasted bread with Nutella
b) Deep fried chicken wings
c) Fresh sushi
d) piping hot egg fried rice

The real reason why Mr Chua became a teacher is that
a) he loves teaching and the school environment.
b) someone presented a challenge to him to work as a teacher.
c) he loves English language and wanted to share his love for the language.
d) he has a loud voice and teaching would be the most ideal profession.

On a typical day off, what would Mr Chua be doing most likely?
a) Reading a book and sipping on a nice cup of coffee.
b) Playing video games all day long.
c) Cycling along PCN and parks.
d) Doing a lot of house chores like sweeping and cleaning at home.

We decided to ______ the cool, refreshing air at the hilltop for a shopping trip in the quaint looking town situation at the foothills.
a) broach
b) cringing
c) forego
d) evident

It was hard to tell whether the flowers were real or ______ .
a) mingling
b) dowdy
c) articificial
d) cringing

Having lost her appetite after the illness, Alice could not even eat a _______ of food for her dinner.
a) divulge
b) mingling
c) fending
d) morsel

As Raymond sipped his tea, I waited patiently for him to _______ the subject of his visit.
a) broach
b) forego
c) fending
d) mingling

Which country did Mr Chua last visit within a span of the last 10 years?
a) Japan
b) Russia
c) China
d) Sentosa

Being an only child, Lina manages to _______ all the money left behind by her rich father who passed away last year.
a) digest
b) ingest
c) inherit
d) absorb

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