Words of the Day (Oct 2020) - quiz B

He ________ at his watch and continued talking.

1. glanced
2. glimpsed
3. glittered
4. glowed

The attacker was ________ to three years in prison.

1. arrested
2. convicted
3. charged
4. sentenced

He kept his parents in the ________ about his plans to leave the country.

1. black
2. dark
3. fog
4. smoke

What you're saying is true ________ some extent.

1. in
2. of
3. to
4. with

He's the best. I knew he would win ________ along.

1. all
2. always
3. ever
4. well

He was ________ on the uptake and I had to explain the plan to him again.

1. dumb
2. simple
3. slow
4. stuck

There was evidence that the defendant was in the ________ of the crime scene at the time of the shootings.

1. circumstances
2. surroundings
3. vicinity
4. whereabouts

New videos are added ________ daily basis.

1. on
2. on a
3. on the
4. with

He's the kind of person that ________ the impression that he understands everything.

1. gets
2. gives
3. leaves
4. makes

Colloquial language is ________.

1. not used any more
2. rude and offensive
3. the language of academics and specialists
4. used in every day speech by ordinary people