Mixed Vocabulary Questions

1. The police arrested the wrong man mainly because they ________ the names they had been given by the witness.

2. The inspector was a very ________ man and rechecked the evidence several times.

3. Without exercise many people’s bodies become ________.

4. Dried vegetables are easy to use if you remember to ________ them overnight.

5. The sight of so much ice cream made the children’s mouths ________.

6. The _______ of ice-cream sold increases sharply in the summer months.

7. What are you cooking in that saucepan? It ________ good.

8. The man’s face was ________ from his infected tooth.

9. He climbed up into the tree and picked all the fruit _______ reach.

10. The ________ at that restaurant is excellent.

11. He had injured his arm badly and had to keep it in a ________ for several weeks.

12. If I were you I’d put that meat in the refrigerator or it will ________ in this hot weather.

13. Don’t eat those berries in case they are ________.

14. My friend exercises regularly and is in much better _____ than I am.

15. Mary has gone to the baker’s to buy a ________ of bread.

16. The professor’s wife was in the kitchen preparing a salad and ________ cold meat into neat, thin pieces.

17. If you are under 18, you are not ________ to join this club.

18. A good diet can ________ your risk of developing chronic diseases.