[V11] Click the correct answer.
1	Only one little boy and his mother __________ the shipwreck; everyone else was killed.
			absorbed
			survived
			consumed
			reckoned
2	I don't believe the report was really true; it was just an old _____________.
			legend
			errand
			digest
			charter
3	One must handle those dishes carefully, for they're very _____________.
			gaudy
			fragile
			meager
			lavish
4	We were completely __________ by the heavy rain.
			parched
			merged
			soaked
			wedged
5	In the race Beth was _________ against several excellent runners.
			availing
			competing
			expending
			presiding
6	The sudden, strong light made him _________ eyes with his hands.
			notch
			grate
			blind
			warp
7	The roof of the house was supported by six thick ___________.
			trenches
			fringes
			pillars
			torches
8	We couldn't make the cake because we didn't have some of the main __________.
			nutrition
			compensations
			utilities
			installments
9	The man hurt our ears with her ________ laugh.
			wee
			frail
			shrill
			limp
10	The expert offered the committee several possible plans, but they ________ all of them.
			rebuked
			reproached
			repented
			rejected
11	For a while Howard was very angry about the matter, but now he seems _____________ to it.
			authorized
			modified
			reconciled
			qualified
12	The little boy didn't want to answer her question, and so he pretended to be ______________.
			dainty
			prompt
			hardy
			deaf
13	In the dark night Smith ___________ over a rock and fell down.
			lingered
			stumbled
			fretted
			rustled
14	When you buy the roses, be careful of their sharp _________.
			thorns
			shafts
			claws
			sparks
15	When he went outside the snow was falling in large soft ___________.
			blots
			spines
			flakes
			coils
16	Jenifer's dog gave a fierce _______ when the theft approached.
			chatter
			moan
			wink
			growl
17	There is a gorgeous view from the ________ of the hill.
			summit
			mantle
			outlet
			ceiling
18	If you don't dry the knife and spoon, they will _________.
			fry
			rust
			shrink
			tint
19	We didn't like the color of the towels, and so we ______ them a beautiful dark green.
			drenched
			dyed
			sketched
			pierced
20	Coming to a stream, they took off their shoes and pants, and then ________ across.
			waded
			tugged
			lurked
			hovered