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Choose the word(s) closest in meaning to the underlined word(s).

 
Tori looked around. Posters were (1) plastered everywhere. On them were (2) enlarged photographs of Benji, Tori's pet dog. Benji had run out of the house three days ago. Tori had opened the gate for just a fraction of a second, yet Benji had managed to escape. It (3) tore down the street so quickly that Tori did not even have a chance to go after him.

Tori had been (4) pining for Benji every day since. She had never spent any time apart from Benji except when she went to school. She was (5) devastated.

Thankfully, a kind old man called up Tori and said that he had found a dog that looked like Benji. Tori could hardly believe her ears. She thanked him profusely and immediately left to go pick Benji up.

                 
1.   (A) stuck   4.   (A) aching
(B) lodged     (B) hoping
    (C) attached       (C) yearning
    (D) wedged       (D) dreaming
                 
2.   (A) grown   5.   (A) saddened
(B) bloated     (B) shattered
    (C) expanded       (C) destroyed
    (D) magnified       (D) distraught
                 
3.   (A) rushed          
(B) barged        
    (C) zoomed          
    (D) charged          
                 

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    Answers : 1A    2D    3A    4C    5D
 
     
 
 

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