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Nam was absent from class yesterday__________he felt sick.

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Round and round _______

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_______ ten minutes earlier, you would have got a better seat.

Each of us must take ______ for our own actions.

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He fell down while _______

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What do you do in your free time? – I always ________ books in my free time

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The company announced a 21 __________ increase in profits.

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Stocks in the company have ____________ for the third straight week in a row

As there was no transport of any kind, he had to make the journey ______ foot.

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I miss my friends. I wish my friends _________here right now

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Quan (start) (drive) to work 5 months ago because he (buy) a car.

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Rowena ______ for joy when she heard that she’d won the first prize

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 each of the following questions

His dreamlike villa in the new residential quarter is the envy of his friends.

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They saw him cross the road.

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 each of the following questions:

The pile of old clothes gave off a damp, musty smell.

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The equipment could be used for a (an) __________of educational purposes

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______ under normal clothes, a thermal layer keeps you warm in minus temperatures.

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Conservationists have been trying to look for ways to protect ____ areas.

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Before Mr. Kim joined our company as a sales analyst, he ------- in the sales sector for several years already

John is                only child in his family so his parents love him a lot.

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The bigger the city,__________ the crime rate.