Vocabulary

Fill in the blanks with the words given below. Change the form where necessary.

         chase     minute   cruelty   idle         sustain

         worship   justify    drown   contaminate

         accuse    object    fine     discount      distinct     

1. To some of our problems there was more than one right answer, so we were looking at the students’ reasoning as to how they got it and if they could _______ the answer they had.

2. The European Union is made up of 27 nations with _______cultural, linguistic and economic roots.

3. Hundreds of workers sat ______on the factory floor waiting for the assembly line to start again.

4. Police found ________traces of blood on the car seats.

5. Consumers expect to find the brand  available at a(n) ___________and are unpleasantly surprised to find a higher price.

6. Despite his promise to eliminate cronyism (任人唯亲), he was openly _________of giving government positions to friends and relatives.

7. But I would like to accept his kind offer if he did not __________to my sharing the seed with my friend, Mary, who was an experienced grower and had a beautiful rock garden.

8. We believe it's possible to _________growth through the use of different kinds of energy that will allow for lower carbon emissions.

9. The people loved her so much that they nicknamed her "Evita", and long after her death, many Argentines continue to __________ her.

10. The pollution from the factories continues to  _________________the river and also poses health threat to people living nearby.