The Lunch Lady

Choose the correct answer to show you understand the meaning of the words in red.

New Year's is celebrated annually. This __________ in falls on a Monday.

• week

• year

I don't have any money with me, so I'll use my ______ to charge these things.

• ability

• credit card

I am learning karate so I can defend myself if someone ________ me .

• attacks

• observes

When you finish drinking, please discard your bottles in the _____________.

• recycling bins

• refrigerator

Sam maintains that he is innocent of the crime, and I __________ him.

• believe

• hear

Our public officials should think more about the people they __________ and less about themselves.

• avoid

• serve

You can't keep coming to work ________. I'll overlook it this time, but don't do it again.

• early

• late

You have to be at least 21 to qualify for this program. No one ________ is accepted.

• younger

• older

Each school district is responsible for the schools in it's area, but not for school in other ____________

• countries

• neighborhoods

Throwing the dishes out would be wasteful, so I decided to use them _____________

• again

• only once