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 small white flowers are my favorite. They give off a wonderful honey smell that scents the entire garden. 

All the workers are required to.................... verify that the proper maintenance of storage facilities is conducted with extreme care.

I have also attached a list...................... all my previous supervisory work expe- rience as required.

In England schooling is compulsory _______ all children from the age of 5 to 16.

Many lives were saved .........  the introduction of antibiotics.

The patient who was not supposed to be released until the end of the week was told to dress in clothes and report to the nurses’ station.

 I keep sneezing because I got wet_________the way home yesterday. 

I’d rather you  .............  say anything to John about his converstion.

The negotiations are at a ____ , with neither side willing to make concessions. 

Gunpowder, in some ways the most effective of all the explosive materials, were a mixture of potassium nitrate, charcoal, and sulfur.

Choose the best answer from the four options given (A, B, C, or D) to complete each sentence.

Our survey  suggests that customers prefer to see the _________size of the cereal pieces on the box.

They decided to _______ their differences and became friends.

Mr. Pike would scarcely keep track of his business by cell phone when he was in his one- month traveling,  ........  ?

The professor instructed the students  ..............  the essay without preparing an outline first.

Can you deliver this letter _____ hand?

He was so ill that he could not _______ his final examination and cancelled it to the next year.

Choose the best answer:
They ……………………….that swimming is interesting.

 - David: “I didn’t do well in the final exam.” - Kelly: “   ..................  .”

Why does Kathy look so miserable? She is worn ______from studying so hard.

Choose the best answer from the four options given (A, B, C, or D) to complete each sentence. 

The Silvau Division is now______________a full line of steel products at a new modern facility just outside the city.

Choose the best answer from the four options given (A, B, C, or D) to complete each sentence.

The challenges of maintaining quality control must be taken__________account before production can be increased.