Paper clips, drawing pins and safety-pins were ____ all over the floor.

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

UNICEF ________ supports and funds for the most disadvantaged children.

I’ve been on _____ nine since I heard that I passed the exam.

Many illnesses in refugee camps are the result of inadequate sanitation.

The player’s protests _________ no difference to the referee's decision at all.

The weather is going to change soon; I feel it in my __________

The man standing on the edge of the roof _____ slightly and nearly fell. 

Although the false banknotes fooled many people, they did not ____ to close examination.

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

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.

My parents always disapproved of my smoking. They even told me once it would stop me growing taller.

The criminal was sentenced to death because of ____ of his crime.

The waste water from bath, showers, sinks and_______, and rainwater can be collected in a tank.

After a momentary _________ of concentration, Simon managed to regain his focus and completed the test.

The factory was fined for______ chemicals into the river.

Do you really ________ me to believe you?

Jim didn't break the vase on ______, but he was still punished for his carelessness.

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

The old lady managed to climb the ______ which was narrow but not at all steep. 

Mary didn’t ______ children quickly.

He's very_______ for his age.