Although he is my friend, I find it hard to _______ his selfishness

The dressmaker _____ the half-finished blouse but it was obviously too small.

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

Employees who have a _______ are encouraged to discuss it with the management.

You will _____ your hand if you put it into that hot water.

His work ______ new ground in the treatment of cancer. It is now giving many cancer victims hope of complete recovery.

With the strong support of their countrymen, the Vietnamese athletes competed in ___________ spirits.

British and Australian people share the same language, but in other aspects they are as different as ____.

Do not _____ the butter too thickly on the bread. 

I wonder if you could _______me a favour, Jackon.

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

Her style of dress was conservative. She never wears items that are too tight, short or low-cut.

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(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.

The palace was badly damaged by fire, but was eventually restored to its original splendor.

I looked the word up in the dictionary to refresh my ________ of its exact meaning.

Janice ____________ some useful suggestions for the class extra-curricular activities.

Please accept our ________apology for the inconvenience this delay is causing all the passengers here at Pearson International Airport.

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) of the following question

There has been a hot debate among the scientists relating to the pros and cons of using robotic probes to study distant objects in space.

There has been a widespread _______ about whether North Korea has successfully miniaturized a nuclear weapon and whether it has a working H-bomb.

We arranged to meet at the station, but she didn’t _______.

Sometimes at weekends, my father helps my mom with _______meals.

While a sports match has spectators and radio has listeners, television has ____.