This document contains a vocabulary practice exercise with fill-in-the-blank questions and their answers related to various vocabulary words such as reversal, shift, anxieties, frankly, disturbed, gradual, connected, reflects, credit, and surprise. The vocabulary words are defined and used in short sentences with blanks to be filled in order to practice understanding the meanings of the words in context.

1. Unit PracticeUnit 2. Vocabulary Practice
Course: SkillsCourse: Academic Skills
Instructor: RodomanchenkoInstructor: Aida Rodomanchenko

2. There is a dramatic _________ in population decline

3. There is a dramatic reversal in population decline

4. Those last years saw a gradual _________ the somnambulance and uncertain awakenings of my earlier time in college.

5. Those last years saw a gradual shift from the somnambulance and uncertain awakenings of my earlier time in college.

6. If you're worried about your health, share your _________ with your doctor.

7. If you're worried about your health, share your anxieties with your doctor.

8. _________, I think the Internet is overrated

9. Frankly speaking, I think the Internet is overrated

10. She was _________ to learn he had bought a motorbike.

11. She was disturbed to learn he had bought a motorbike.

12. With the end of the medieval period, however, a _________ in viewpoint took place.

13. With the end of the medieval period, however, a gradual shift in viewpoint took place.

14. The light is _________ a timer.

15. The light is connected to a timer.

16. The light is connected to a timer.
To be joined to something else or joined to a large system or network
To be joined to something else or joined to a large system or network

17. Mr Edelson was closely _________ Trinity College.

18. Mr Edelson was closely connected with Trinity College.

19. Mr Edelson was closely connected with Trinity College.
if two facts, events, people etc are connected, there is some kind of relationship between them
if two facts, events, people etc are connected, there is some kind of relationship between them

20. Physical education and games _________
for short-sighted children.

21. Physical education and games pose difficulties for short-sighted children.

22. Cable TV _________ a huge audience.

23. Cable TV reaches a huge audience.

24. After all, as a major figure in society he needed to _________ some _________.

25. After all, as a major figure in society he needed to maintain some privacy.

26. This answer is possible as long as it ________
the main idea of the paragraph

27. This answer is possible as long as it reflects the main idea of the paragraph

28. I told her I liked the restaurant but,
_________, the food was pretty bad.

29. I told her I liked the restaurant but,
truth be told, the food was pretty bad.

30. _________ her _________, she was never late to work

31. To her credit, she was never late to work

32. The announcement of his resignation _________ to everyone in the office.

33. The announcement of his resignation came as a surprise to everyone in the office.