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.

Christine is a blind chef and a gifted writer. She’s very talented and ………….

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

The policeman ______ everything he had noticed to the inspector.

With a _____ of thankfulness he finished the last of his letters.

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

Many strands were ______ together to make the rope really strong. 

When I bend down to tie my shoelace, the seat of my trousers ______.

My plans to travel around the world have _________ through because I couldn‟t save enough money.

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

It was _____ by the railways board that the cost of rail fares would be increased by ten per cent.

She was brought up in the slums of Leeds.

He left in such a hurry that I ______ had time to thank him.

The tiger is ______ of extinction. It is difficult to find them in the wild.

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

You will get to the church more quickly if you take this _____ across the fields. 

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

Only thoroughly unpleasant people leave the ______ of their picnics to spoil the appearance of the countryside.

His _____ for his loyal support for the party was a seat in the Cabinet.

Mr. Park Hang Seo, a Korean coach, is considered a big _____in Vietnam football.

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