Fitting together the thousands of fragments of the broken vase was a long and _______ task.
A. minute B. careful C. painstaking D. minuscule

The show has only recently____ from the Warehouse Theatre to the
Playhouse.
A. transferred B. transposed C. transmitted D. transpired

Although he stood to gain nothing at all, he helped us out of the ________of his heart.
A. benevolence B. generosity C. charity D. goodness

You need to mix equal ____ of oil and lemon juice.
A portions
B segments
C piles
D pools

His parents gave him everything he asked for. He was thoroughly _____.
A disturbed 
B ashamed 
C full up
D spoilt

What was her ____ reaction to your idea ?
A inaugural 
B premium 
C prompt 
D initial 

I don't think he'd _____ such a pathetic lie, but he believed every word of it.
A take up
B fall for
C take in 
D fall out

John couldn't say a word ,he was _____ by the shocking news.
A stunned
B clamped
C jammed
D clenched

 Linguists have discovered that Nostratic and proto-Indo-European have many words in..............
A. relation B. affinity C. common D. conjunction

This neighbourhood looks a little .......... and tatty these days.
A. well-heeled B. well-off C. run down D. down and out