EMPOWER C1 - 7A - Compound Adjectives

Complete the gap with the correct word:

• She wears glasses because she’s very _______.

• narrow-minded

• short-sighted

• half-hearted

• left-handed

Complete the gap with the correct word:

• Katy has a ______ attitude towards his partner's proposal because she thinks he's not an expert.

• light-hearted

• right-handed

• narrow-minded

• absent-minded

Complete the gap with the correct word:

• Scientists have conducted ________ research which has given them important insights into a new cure for cancer.

• back-breaking

• ground-breaking

• mind-boggling

• self-catering

Complete the gap with the correct word:

• She realized with dismay that the task would take weeks of _________ work.

• right-handed

• light-hearted

• back-breaking

• open-minded

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• He is _________. That's why he doesn't care about others.

• self-critical

• self-centered

• self-catering

• self-helped

Complete the gap with the correct word:

• All the doctors thought heart condition would be critical, but, fortunately, it is not _______________.

• life-threatening

• hair-raising

• light-headed

• absent-minded

Complete the gap with the correct word:

• The new hostel has several facilities. It also includes ____________ accommodation

• self-critical

• self-help

• self-centered

• self-catering

Complete the gap with the correct word:

• I always get nervous and _______ in interviews. So I cannot articulate my thoughts very well.

• light-hearted

• open-minded

• long-running

• tongue-tied