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a. short
b. blond
c. lazy
While the beginning part of the sentence could be talking about his hair or his complexion, one answer makes sense given the context clues. The opposite of lazy is active, and the opposite of short is tall, neither of which were said in the first part of the sentence.
a. timid
b. active
c. friendly
This one should be fairly easy to figure out, as unfriendly and its opposite both are spelled with a similar root: *antipática* and *simpática*.
a. hardworking
b. intelligent
c. redhead
While there are a couple words that could feasibly be the opposite of lazy (hardworking, active, athletic…), there is only one option given to you that makes sense. We aren’t talking about his hair color nor his intelligence, so b. and c. don’t make sense.
a. extroverted
b. dark haired
c. athletic
Seeing as we’re not talking about her hair color or physical fitness, it would seem that the only logical answer is a.
a. romantic
b. witty
c. tall
*Gracioso* may be a hard word to figure out at first. If you have trouble, the end of the chapter has a vocabulary list where you can make sure you’re translating all these words correctly. Luckily, *romántico* makes sense phonetically. And the alto clef in music is the higher of the two, so keep that in mind when remembering what *alto* means.
a. dark-haired
b. lazy
c. pretty
Since were talking about Marta’s hair in the first part of the sentence, the most logical answer for the second half will be the answer talking about her hair color. That is, answer a.