Choose the letter of the definition which comes closest in meaning to the words in bold. Consult the dictionary, if necessary. 1. Aubrey gave them to her while all the uproar was going on in front of the Titian. a. humour b. noise c. excitement 2. When old, Deborah would still look like a classical goddess, but one aware of the follies of mankind and a little weary of them. a. mistakes b. foolishness c. wisdom a. afraid b. tired c. patient 3. “Of course, I fell for it”, said Deborah and laughed mirthlessly. a. merrily b. angrilly c. gloomily 4. Deborah smiled rather wryly. a. ironically b. friendly c. carefully

1) b
2) a (afraid)
3) c
4) a