The house was so damp that it was ______ to live in. 

In view of the way things have improved I now feel confident enough to have another bite at the _______.

Her hair was wet from the _____ tossed up by the huge waves.

He has to arrange for the ______ of his furniture before he goes abroad.

He lost his _________ on hearing the new.

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

I don’t mind walking long distances, because I know it ________ me good.

Mary didn’t ______ children quickly.

A good leader should not be conservative, but rather ______ to new ideas.

The construction work was carried out by the local contractor.

The poor girl was very ill and _____ everything she ate or drank. 

Scientists warn that many of the world’s great cities are _______ flooding.

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

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.

Steve Kootenay-Jobin, Aboriginal housing coordinator at Mount Royal University, notes that many Indigenous students who move to the city for education, encounter culture shock.

Many young people in rural areas don't want to spend their lives on the farm like ______ parents.

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

Governments have ______ laws to protect wildlife from commercial trade and overhunting.

Before the boat could reach shore, a storm had _____ .

Make sure you ______ up the data on your computer, because you might get a virus.

In Vietnam, Tet is the grandest and most important ………… in the year.