1.

I was really late to work this morning. ______, my boss was late, too.
a. Luckily
b. Sadly
c. Suddenly

2.
I had a terrible headache last week. ______, I felt better after I got some sleep.
a. Unfortunately
b. Fortunately
c. Sadly

3.
Phoebe is always late. ______, she wasn't late for her job interview today, and she got
the job!
a. Suddenly
b. Surprisingly
c. Sadly

4.
"Do you want to go to the beach on Saturday?" "______, I need to study for an exam."
a. Amazingly
b. Luckily
c. Unfortunately

5.
Yesterday, I was driving on Fifth Street. ______, a dog ran in front of my car!
a. Fortunately
b. Suddenly
c. Luckily

6.
My sister wanted to buy a car. ______, she didn't save enough money, so she just
bought a bicycle.
a. Amazingly
b. Fortunately
c. Sadly

7.
She loves animals, but ______, she didn't visit the zoo on her last vacation.
a. surprisingly
b. fortunately
c. suddenly

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She often gets sick. ______, she wasn't sick on her vacation and she had a great time.
a. Amazingly
b. Suddenly
c. Sadly

9.
He took a lot of pictures on vacation. ______, he lost his camera. He was really sad.
a. Amazingly
b. Unfortunately
c. Luckily

10.
They watch a lot of cartoons on TV. ______, they don't like animated movies.
a. Fortunately
b. Suddenly
c. Strangely

11.
"Do you like this sitcom?" "Yes. It's very funny. It really ______ me."
a. challenges
b. amuses
c. disgusts

12.
"Let's go see a movie." "I want to watch TV. None of the movies at the movie theater
______ me."
a. embarrass
b. confuse
c. excite

13.
"Does she like horror movies?" "No. They ______ her. She gets really scared."
a. amuse
b. frighten
c. interest

14.
"What activity ______ you?" "Dancing. It's really difficult for me."
a. challenges
b. excites
c. interests

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"Do you understand geometry?" "No. It ______ me."
a. confuses
b. frightens
c. disgusts

16.
He doesn't want to be an accountant. Numbers ______ him.
a. amuse
b. excite
c. confuse

17.
"Why can't Pat take out the garbage?" "Because it ______ her. She can't even see it."
a. amuses
b. disgusts
c. interests

18.
"What do you like to do on vacation?" "I like going to museums. Art ______ me."
a. frightens
b. interests
c. challenges

19.
I'm taking a French class, but it's really difficult. The homework ______ me every day.
a. embarrasses
b. disgusts
c. challenges

20.
My son is very shy. I ______ him yesterday at the movies because I laughed loudly and
everyone looked at us.
a. amused
b. challenged
c. embarrassed

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