Emotions and Behavior

1. He has told us so many lies that we can no longer place any ________ on what he says.

2. She didn’t ________ doing the washing up, as she hadn’t wanted to go out anyway.

3. She’s a very selfish person who doesn’t show much ______ for others.

4. He lost his ________ when the policeman stopped him.

5. I was so ________ in my book that I didn’t hear the doorbell ring.

6. Fear showed in the eyes of the young man, while the old man looked tired and ________.

7. Mary is very ________ because she has failed her examination.

8. I should be very _______ if you would post this letter for me.

9. I do ________ I could speak English well.

10. Even the most detached and indifferent spectator can be ________ away by enthusiasm at a horserace.

11. You can’t ________ how frightened I was when I first saw an elephant.

12. I feel so sleepy, I can hardly ________ my eyes open.

13. Bill doesn’t ________ what people say about him.

14. The tremor in his voice ________ his nervousness.

15. She was very ________ when I told her my pet dog had died.

16. When children saw him, they were all in deep ______.

17. He looked rather untidy as there were two buttons ________ from his coat.

18. He grew very angry when he realized how he had been ________ out of his money.