Mr Baker is always making _____comments instead of straightforward yes-or-no replies. 

 If there were no examinations， we should have ______ at school.

Despite their good service, most inns are less costly than hotels of _____ standards.

—What’s Jack up to in the shoe shop? He’s there for ages.—It’s ______ that he hasn’t decided which pair to buy.

 His failure made his father think him a ___________ boy.