Custom Search   [ Correct English | Common Errors |  | Sample Letters | Glossary of Correct Usage | Common Sentences | Q & A ] [ English Compositions | High School Vocab | Words | Phrases | Celebrity | Poetry Corner | SPM essays ] [ Literary English | Word Differentiation ] Sponsored Links <<Prev English Exercises > Vocabulary Cloze Next>>     TOEFL Vocabulary English Conversation English Grammar American Idioms English Comprehension English Summary English News Movie Reviews   Choose the word(s) closest in meaning to the underlined word(s).   Eleanor has a secret. She has a (1) phobia of heights. This (2) condition is known as acrophobia. As such, whenever she is in any high place, she (3) freezes. Last year, Eleanor attended her school's (4) compulsory Primary Five camp. During the camp, they had to go through an obstacle course. One of the components was called the Flying Fox. It required the person to hang onto a handle bar and zip through the air across a (5) taut wire. Eleanor could not do it. She stood on the platform and held up the queue. She almost cried. In the end, the instructor allowed her to step off, seeing how frightened she was.                   1.   (A) fear   4.   (A) lawful (B) terror     (B) statutory     (C) anxiety       (C) conditional     (D) paranoia       (D) mandatory                   2.   (A) term   5.   (A) tight (B) state     (B) stretched     (C) status       (C) extended     (D) scenario       (D) elongated                   3.   (A) stops           (B) pauses             (C) ceases               (D) stiffens                             Sponsored Links       Answers : 1A    2B    3D    4D    5A             001    002    003    004    005    006    007    008    009    010    011    012    013    014    015    016    017    018    019    020    021    022    023    024    025    026    027    028    029    030    031    032    033    034    035    036    037       American Slang English Proverbs English Exercises Common English mistakes Ancient Chinese stories Junior English essays High School English essays Lower Secondary English essays