Emotions and Behavior

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. I do ________ I could speak English well.

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

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

11. The tremor in his voice ________ his nervousness.

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

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

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

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

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