Test 9 Reading TOEIC

bouquet - (noun) an arrangement of flowers, especially one that you give to someone

To 'puzzle' is to confuse someone or make them feel slightly anxious because they do not understand something.

shocking - (adj.) very surprising, upsetting, and difficult to believe

The correct answer is "The energetic young man very often ate dinner at the cafeteria." This sentence follows the correct word order and uses proper punctuation. The adjectives "energetic" and "young" are placed before the noun "man" to provide additional description. The adverb "very often" is placed before the verb "ate" to describe the frequency of the action. The prepositional phrase "at the cafeteria" is placed at the end of the sentence to indicate where the man ate dinner.

The correct answer is "A low mournful siren wailed in the distance." This sentence follows the correct word order and adjective placement. The adjective "low" comes before the adjective "mournful" to describe the noun "siren." The verb "wailed" is placed after the noun and its adjectives. The adverbial phrase "in the distance" is correctly placed at the end of the sentence.

opponent - (noun) someone who you try to defeat in a competition, game, fight, or argument

S-TV-IO-DO sentence pattern

incompetent - (adj.) not having the ability or skill to do a job properly

recreation - (noun) an activity that you do for pleasure or amusement

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