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    There is no need to ___ with insurance.
    I am not going to ___ to comment on what you told me.
    I am sorry to ___ you at this time of night.
    I will tell Joe not to ___ about being there then.

Please, I want to choose one of the following to complete each sentence.

a) bother
b) intrude
c) interfere
d) trespass
framawi
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  • Do you only wish to fill those blanks or you need an answer with appropriate explanation? – Sweet72 Sep 25 '13 at 19:59
  • only answer without any comments. – framawi Sep 25 '13 at 20:02
  • Ok, sorry but have one more confusion so writing this comment: do you wish to include all four or any two or any three? – Sweet72 Sep 25 '13 at 20:03
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    This question appears to be off-topic because it is about an assignment and does not seek to understand the words, language or the reason for the choice. – bib Sep 25 '13 at 20:13

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1) There's no need to bother with insurance.

2) I am not going to bother to comment on what you told me.

3) I am sorry to bother you at this time of night.

4) I will tell Joe not to bother about being there then.

NB : Blanks are filled with bold words.

Sweet72
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  • These are all incorrect except 2) – bib Sep 25 '13 at 20:12
  • Please post the correct answer or edit my answer.. – Sweet72 Sep 25 '13 at 20:13
  • @framawi : my pleasure.. – Sweet72 Sep 25 '13 at 20:15
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    This question is off topic. It may be appropriate for English Language Learners site. As to the correct answer, all the sentences would take bother in the form they are written. – bib Sep 25 '13 at 20:16
  • Yes, I am aware of this thing. But, all are the synonyms of bother and OP wants to use all of them. So, I have answered whatever suits the sentence construction. – Sweet72 Sep 25 '13 at 20:17
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    But they do not fit the sentence structures! For example 3) would need intrude on** to be correct. Trespass about being there makes no sense in English. Interfere has nothing to do with insurance. – bib Sep 25 '13 at 20:30
  • Thank you very much, I think it will be like this: -1 down vote unaccept

    1. There's no need to interfere with insurance.

    2. I am not going to bother to comment on what you told me.

    3. I am sorry to bother you at this time of night.

    4. I will tell Joe not to bother about being there then.

     – framawi Sep 25 '13 at 22:05
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    This is a typical Cambridge English exam question where the candidate has to decide which word fits ALL the example sentences. There can be only one correct answer. – Mari-Lou A Sep 25 '13 at 22:05
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    @framawi It's "There's no need to bother with insurance" Look up the word, bother in order to learn and improve your English. Asking a non-expert the answer to an old English exam question, will not help you to memorise the meaning of the word, nor understand why it is the correct choice. – Mari-Lou A Sep 25 '13 at 22:11
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    @bib: In its current form, this question isn't suitable for ELL because it does not contain enough research. – Matt Sep 30 '13 at 09:02
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    @framawi - Sweet72 has given you the right answer; you ought to accept it. The answer at the car rental counter when the agent tries to sell you insurance is, "No thanks, I'm not going to bother with insurance" – not interfere. As to Matt's comment, this question could be improved to be a good fit for [ell.se], but I'd expect you'd at least start by consulting a dictionary and explain why you're still confused, as opposed to just asking for the answer straight up. The place to ask for answers without any research or explanation is Yahoo! Answers, not the Stack Exchange. – J.R. Sep 30 '13 at 09:08