Arakin 4 kurs new 001 176. indd

5. Choose the right word:
a) 
afraid, alarmed, anxious, frightened, scared, terror-stricken
Parents will be ………………. by a sudden outbreak of meningitis in 
their community.
A …………….. person who is drowning may in panic resist the efforts 
of someone who is trying to save them.
If our present policy is continued, I am ……………. that war is in-
evitable.
When the lights went out I became …………….. / ………………….
They were ………… about their daughter’s being out so late at 
night.
b) 
excellence, merit, value, virtue, worth
The particular …………….. of Thai cooking lies in its skilful blending 
of spices.
As a work of serious scholarship in the field of history, the work 
has little …………..
Athough this house lacks the ………… of architectural beauty, it is 
comfortable to live in.
The great ……………… of lifelong close friendship is undeniable.
He has always emphasized the educational …………. of learning by 
doing.

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c) 
comprise, contain, include, involve
Running your own business often …………… working long hours.
The anthology …………… samples from the work of ten authors.
The dictionary …………… several neologisms among its thousands 
of entries.
She went on a ten-city tour, which ……………. Stratford.
In addition to its most widely known features, his philosophical 
system also …………. a belief in reincarnation.
d) 
induce, persuade, urge
A newspaper article about the plight of starving children …………… 
her to send a contribution to Oxfam.
Nothing would …………… me to vote for him again.
…………… on by the crowd, the Italian team scored two more 
goals.
The doctor feared that the patient’s coma was drug-……………… .
I got a note from Charles ……………….. me to get in touch.