All too ______ it was time to go back to school after the glorious summer holidays.

The world’s biodiversity is declining at an unprecedented rate, which makes wildlife ________.

The number of injuries from automobile accidents ………. every year.

The forecast has revealed that the world’s reserves of fossil fuel will have ________ by 2015.

His name was on the ______ of my tongue, but I just couldn’t remember it. 

A smiling Princess Anne was attired in an aqua-blue hat and matching jacket, with white top.

A ___________ buffalo is the 22nd South East Asian Games Mascot because Vietnam is an agricultural country.

He would win the race if he..... his brother's example and trained harder.

He tried to enlist at least twice, but was ______. 

The boy waved his hands to his mother, who was standing at the school gate, to ………….. her attention.

The disease _____ widely, all over the country. 

He put in a special ______ for an extra day’s holiday so that he could attend his daughter’s wedding.

The computer has had an enormous _________ on the way we work.

The students got high marks in the test but Mary stood out.

She used to be very thin but she has __________ a bit now.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in the following question

He was so insubordinate that he lost his job within a week.

The mechanic examined the car engine ______ but could find nothing wrong with it.

A reduction in the amount of paperwork has been proposed in an attempt to ease the ____________on busy teachers.

Every time he opens his mouth, he immediately regrets what he said. He is always putting his foot in his mouth.

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 the following question

His second venture, a software firm, is booming and will soon be ready to take on more staff.

We enjoy ___________ time together in the evening when the family members gather in the living room after a day of working hard.