Fill in the blanks with words that belong to the lexical field of the words marked in
bold. Pay attention to the contextual meaning of the sentence: (30 points)
1. Lord Nelson showed a lot of ________ because his racing horse was the fastest and
healthiest of them all. (proud)
2. Our team’s _______ from Bucharest to Munich was extremely turbulent. (fly)
3. Ingrid’s __________ to marry Kale came out of the blue skies for their friends who knew
nothing about it. (decide)
4. Paul Newman’s philanthropic ________ will always define his personality. (act)
5. Jason has always sought his father’s _______, no matter what he did. (unapproved)
6. Richie Sambora is very ________ at playing his electric guitars. (skill)
7. The royal couple and their ________ two children live at Kensington Palace. (love)
8. Princess Diana’s _________ to Prince Charles was encouraged by Queen Elizabeth II
yet it was a rather unhappy union. (married)
9. Playing professional tennis requires a lot of physical _________, practice and
determination. (strong)
10. Choosing not to engage in a nasty argument with her brother over family inheritance
was the _________ decision Maria has taken. (honor)