Fill in: adjust, tease, bully, boost, exaggerate, contribute, intimidate, dismiss, moan, slap, switch, rub, conceal, stall, mirror, droop, mimic, invade in the correct form. 1 He was expelled from school for ............................. his classmates and threatening to hurt them. 2 You don’t have to donate money. You can ............................. your time to the charity instead. 3 Some people are afraid that children will ............................. the violence they see in films and on television. 4 In the basketball game yesterday, my opponent ............................. me because he was so tall and fast. 5 The flowers were fresh last week, but now they are ............................. over the vase. 6 The teacher ............................. us from class once we had completed the test. 7 Our cat loves it when we ............................. her tummy. 8 William the Conqueror ............................. England in 1066 and became the new king. 9 The child didn’t want to go to bed, so he ............................. his parents by asking them to read him a bedtime story. 10 Her views on politics ............................. mine completely. We have exactly the same opinions. 11 He said it was a true story, but I suspect he was ............................. the details. 12 Sam is only a toddler, but we still have to teach him that it is wrong to hit and ............................. other people. 13 He ............................. easily to life in his new school and he made a lot of friends. 14 I felt guilty for having ............................. my friend about her low mark on the exam. 15 If we can score a goal in the first half of the football match, it will really ............................. the team’s confidence. 16 I hate it when my brother ............................. off the TV before I’ve finished watching my programme. 17 He was so annoyed that he could barely ............................. his anger. 18 The car has broken down and the children are ............................. because they have to walk to school in the rain.
1 bullying
2 contribute
3 mimic
4 intimidated
5 drooping
6 dismissed
7 rub
8 invaded
9 teased
10 mirror
11 exaggerating
12 slap
13 adjusted
14 teased
15 boost
16 switches
17 moan
18 stalling