PRACTICE 14 Choose one word to replace the underlined words. 1. "Can you please go with me to the dentist?" Xiulan asked her sister. 1. assist 2. accompany 3. take 4. help 2. The people who watched the show were most delighted with the performance of the actors and actresses. 1. crowd 2. company 3. audience 4. directors 3. The newspapers reported that the fossils some archaeologists dug up were more than a hundred years old. 1. decade 2. century 3. period 4. season 4. After Aili had spoken to Mrs Chen, she found out the truth about the situation. 1. recovered 2. uncovered 3. discovered 4. covered 5. "Please give Meimei some food, Meiqing. She's in need of foods" said Mother. 1. starving 2. sick 3. greedy 4. hungry 6. "Your writing is difficult to read. Please do your homework properly next time," warned Mrs Wu. 1. illegible 2. illegitimate 3. illiterate 4. irreparable 7. "The punishment is not necessary. I can prove that Alex is not guilty," Mr Liu said. 1. well 2. innocent 3. safe 4. good 8. The receptionist reminded Sara to be on time for the interview or she would not be considered for the job. 1. punctual 2. early3. exact 4. timely 9. The girl gave out a loud, sharp cry when the flower-pot fell on her toes. 1. shouted 2. cried3. fainted 4. Screamed 10. "It is rather rude to look hard at other people," Mrs Su told Congmin. 1. gaze 2. gape 3. scorn 4. stare 11. "1 won't be able to visit you next Tuesday because my uncles, aunts and cousins will be arriving then," said Freddy. 1. family 2. guests 3. friends 4. relatives 12. The robbers were armed with dangerous guns and knives. 1. utensils 2. weapons 3. cutlery 4. condiments​