After a momentary _________ of concentration, Simon managed to regain his focus and completed the test.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.

Their daughter soon became a celebrated writer after the publication of her first novel.

All his companies had been successful and he was known to be ________ rich.

The old houses were__________ down to make way for a block of flats.

Deserts often include _________ and rocky surface.

Jack ____________ his best suit to make a good impression on his future in-laws.

George took an eager look at the _____ meal, which everyone was looking forward to, and sat down with the rest of the family. 

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined part following question

I really have the greatest respect for Jane's work as she devoted her whole life to helping the poor.

Mary is very_______ and caring. - I think she would make a good nurse.

There's a real mix of people in Brighton. It has a very cosmopolitan feel to it.

My cousin was nervous about being interviewed on television, but he ______ to the occasion wonderfully.

She had never imagined being able to visit such remote countries.

Economic analyses of soil_______ conservation investments may be done from private and social perspectives.

These projects have proved to be very effective in dealing with global climate change, which was considered an insoluble problem in the first 30 years of this century.

Do you know the country which you has the hightest life_______ in the world?

No matter how angry my mother was, she would never ________ to violence.

This waist band is too big; it must be ______ about an inch.

If you make a cat angry it may _____ you.

As the train pulled out of the station, I started to ______ to the man sitting opposite.

When he applied for a _____ in the office of the local newspaper, he was told to see the manager.

There are many religions in the world __________ Buddhism, Catholicism, and Islam.