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).   Maisy wanted to learn how to bake a banana cake. Today, she was making her first (1) attempt at baking it. She had all the ingredients ready. She first had to (2) knead the dough. Whenever her mother did it, it looked easy enough. Now, she knew exactly how (3) tedious it was. By the time the dough was ready, her fingers were sore. Next, Maisy mashed up a comb of bananas. The fragrance (4) wafted across the kitchen as she mashed them together. It took Maisy nearly an hour just to get the cake mixture ready. Finally, she popped it into the oven and waited eagerly in (5) anticipation. She could not wait to taste the first mouthful of her very own banana cake.                   1.   (A) try   4.   (A) flew (B) test     (B) floated     (C) challenge       (C) drifted     (D) effort       (D) evaporated                   2.   (A) hit   5.   (A) prediction (B) press     (B) belief     (C) pound       (C) expectation     (D) massage       (D) keenness                   3.   (A) dull           (B) tiring             (C) irksome               (D) challenging                             Sponsored Links       Answers : 1A    2D    3B    4C    5C             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