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Everyday Vocabulary: Sadness

SADNESS

When Susan’s cat was killed by a car she burst into __1__ and began to __2__ so loudly that the neighbors next door heard her. She was __3__ by the __4__. Her mother tried to __5__ her but Susan’s __6__ was so great that it was three days (and three __7__ nights) before she began to __8__ enough to eat normally. Even then she talked to no one and was silent and __9__ for weeks. I think she’ll always __10__ her pet.

    • A) sobers
    • B) heart
    • C) tears
    • D) grief
    • A) sob
    • B) tear
    • C) giggle
    • D) grief
    • A) heartdestroyed
    • B) heartbroken
    • C) heartburn
    • D) amazed
    • A) recovery
    • B) loss
    • C) lost
    • D) lose
    • A) comfort
    • B) recover
    • C) withdraw
    • D) miss
    • A) joy
    • B) heart
    • C) tear
    • D) grief
    • A) sleepy
    • B) sleepless
    • C) asleep
    • D) sleeping
    • A) recover
    • B) comfort
    • C) withdraw
    • D) restore
    • A) bashful
    • B) shy
    • C) withdrawn
    • D) outgoing
    • A) forget
    • B) lose
    • C) remind
    • D) miss
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