Emotions and Behavior

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

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

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

4. The tremor in his voice ________ his nervousness.

5. I do ________ I could speak English well.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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