As it was dark, he _____ his toe against the tableleg. 

Tim finds mending old clothes incredibly............ that's why he always asks his mother to do it for him.

He is one of the most ………. bosses I have ever worked with. He behaves rudely to not only me but also others in the staff.

Walking down the street, she noticed a long _____ of houses all exactly alike.

Urbanization can bring social health and benefit; ______ , it also has its drawback.

He looked for a table to sit down at, but they were all _____.

When the soldiers were on the march, there was one man who was always out of ______ with the rest. 

"Excuse me. Where is the......... office of OXFAM located?"

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

If that firm wants to attract workers, it must ________ the pay.

After dinner the minister made a short ______ to the guests.

It will take more or less a month to prepare for the wedding.

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

Because of their careless work, the road had to be repaired after only one year ______.

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

When it comes to diversity, language can be a bridge for building relationships, or a tool for creating and maintaining divisions across differences.

For environmental safety, we need to find ways to reduce emission of fumes and smoke of factories.

As it was getting late, the boys decided to____ the campfire and crept into their sleeping bags.

Blacken the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase that is CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following questions.

He was sacked from his job after the manager discovered that he had stolen some money from his colleagues.

What measures have been ______ to control the crowd at Saturday’s football match?

The child was _____ for getting his shoes and socks wet.