Van Gogh suffered from depression _______ by overwork and ill-health.

Unlike some other books about_______, it is unlikely that this will become a key text for those at the forefront of conservation action.

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

The road was so icy, the drivers had trouble stopping their cars from ______.

Poor supervision brought the firm to............of collapse.

A true relationship is thought to be a friendship that may__________through changes in the lives of the friends.

She used to be very thin but she has __________ a bit now.

The computer has had an enormous _________ on the way we work.

I haven’t got enough string to _____ up this parcel.

She's a down-to-earth woman with no pretensions.

Rita is not _________ of doing this work - she should change her class.

All his companies had been successful and he was known to be ________ rich.

It never..........his mind that his badly behaved manner would be discovered.

Do you know the country which you has the hightest life_______ in the world?

Jack ____________ his best suit to make a good impression on his future in-laws.

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.

After closing the envelope, the secretary _____ the stamps on firmly.

Televisions are now an everyday feature of most households in the United States, and television viewing is the number of one activity leisure.

The jokes Jack tells are as old as _________.

The new director has really got things ________.

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

“That is a well-behaved boy whose behaviour has nothing to complain about.”