1.

You should be careful when talking to Mary these days as she has failed her
driving test and she is very ___________ about it. (sensible/sensitive)
Thats not a very _____________ remark; I should say it sounds rather
stupid. (sensible/sensitive)
2. After hearing that Mary had broken up with her boyfriend, her boss was very
____________ and overlooked the fact that she had forgotten to send that
important letter.(friendly/sympathetic)
The new student is very _______________ and has already made good
friends with his classmates. (friendly/sympathetic)
3. As it had been requested, all the students _______________ the conference
on the new school regulations. (assist/attend)
The patient was immediately _______________ by an orderly when walking
feebly into the hospital. (assist/attend)
4. Dont forget your ____________ at the end of the page. (signature/subject)
The new school _________________ doesnt seem to interest my
students. (signature/subject)
5. Mary was sure she would ________________ the exam so the news of her
failure came as a shock. (approve/pass)
I didnt _______________ the way he reacted to the news. (approve of/pass)
6. Her _______________ was very much applauded by the
audience. (representation/performance)
A ________________ of the whole community was received by the
ambassador. (representation/performance)
7. Because of the road works, we had to pay a lot of attention so that we
wouldnt miss the _________________. (fun/diversion)
We had lots of _____________ during our stay with Mary. (fun/diversion)
8. We ______________ that the order had been sent out without
checking. (carry out/realize)
We ________________ the instructions by the book. (carry out/realized)
9. We got to the ____________________ just on time to get the
train. (station/season)
Most children say that summer is their favourite
_____________ (station/season)

ANSWERS: 1. sensitive -- sensible; 2. sympathetic -- friendly; 3. attended --

assisted; 4. signature -- subject; 5. pass -- approve of; 6. performance --
representation; 7. diversion -- fun; 8. realized -- carried out; 9. station -- season