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.

I’ve never really enjoyed going to the ballet or the opera; they’re not really my ________.

A water polo team _____________ seven players, six swimmers and a goalie.

When are you going to begin to ______ that animal?

The cyclist was riding so erratically that the driver had to _____ to avoid hitting him. 

In Britain, it is compulsory to go to school between the ages of five and sixteen.

Some days of rest may help to _______ the pressure of work.

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

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.

She simply took it for granted that the check was good and did not ask him any questions about it.

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

If that was done on a national scale, we would wipe out this infectious disease.

The computer has had an enormous ______ on the way we work and enjoy life.

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.

Mark 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.

The project has been put on ice until our boss decides what to do next.

They hope to _______ a cure for the disease.

Because of people’s______ with the environment, many kinds of plants and animals are becoming rare.

The promise of jobs and prosperity pulls people to cities.

Before the interview, you have to send a letter of application and your curriculum vitae to the company.

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

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

__________ is the one that watches a game or match closely with the aim of ensuring that the rules are legally obeyed.

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