Language and communication
I was born in Italy so my mother t______ is Italian.
tongue
I told her my problem but she wasn't very s______.
sympathetic
Abilities, skills and experience required for a specific job are q_____.
qualifications
I didn't want to go to the theatre but my cousin i____ that I go with her.
insisted
The man refused to a___ that he had taken the money.
admit
It is sometimes difficult to g___ your ideas a_____ . You must do everything you can to make yourself understood.
get across
A teenager can also be called an a______ .
adolescent
Someone who cannot read or write is i____.
illiterate
We q___ for hours to get the tickets and then we found out there were no seats left.
queued
He c____ to committing the crime.
confessed
Susan r______ to help us with the cleaning. She said she had too much work to do.
refused
Patt has an optimistic attitude to life. She doesn't believe in being p____.
pessimistic
Tests are used by teachers to a___ their students' progress.
assess
We have r____ the play so many times. I think we are ready for the opening night.
rehearsed
The boy claimed he was i____ and had evidence to prove it.
innocent
Movements you make with your hands when you speak are called g__________ .
gestures
Paul is a very c_____ student; he always does his homework and works hard.
conscientious
She doesn't believe she is c___ of passing her exams but I believe she can.
capable
Da Vinci's "Mona Lisa" is considered a m____.
masterpiece
The jury decided to a____ the man.
acquit
Tom is so a________ . He always disagrees with what I say.
argumentative
I tried to speak to her but for some reason she i____ me.
ignored
Teachers who make rules for their pupils in the classroom believe in d____.
discipline
Judy was a___ in the film that she didn't hear her mother call her.
absorbed
The terrorists kept their h___ tied to a chair while they waited for their leader to be freed.
hostage