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:

As tourism is more developed, people worry about the damage to the flora and fauna of the island.

Choose the best answer:
Shopkeepers are not supposed to sell knives and other sharp _____________ to children

Choose the best answer:
The team coach was forced to _________ to stop the two athletes from coming to blows

Choose the best answer:
Interviewees are asked not to talk among       ------- while waiting in the reception area

Choose the best answer:
The Ashford Chamber of Commerce invites visitors ------ the restaurants, and theaters on the city's waterfront

Choose the best answer:
During summer months, __________ snow only remains on the highest peaks, very few tourists come to St Moritz

Choose the best answer: 
My grandfather …………………..some plants in the garden

Choose the best answer:
They’re ________________ shopping bags and many vouchers

Choose the best answer:
Frank easily gets _______ when people don’t understand what he’s trying to say

Choose the best answer:
The man was _______ on ten counts of animal cruelty

Choose the best answer:
-------, repair to the plumbing pipes in the Moffett Building will be costly

Choose the best answer:
I need to ____________ on the candidates we've interviewed so far with you—are you free this afternoon?

Choose the best answer:
In many developed and developing countries, life ___________ has greatly increased over the last two decades

Choose the best answer:
SARS  ___ an epidemic that kills many people in china

Choose the best answer:
The conference’s keynote speaker addressed...........impacts of digital technology on the current music industry

Choose the best answer:
------- higher than average ticket prices, every performance of Aiden North’s new play is sold out for the next six months

Choose the best answer:
Glenwick Organic Farm stands out from other farms for its environmentally ------- practices

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 students got high marks in the test but Mary stood out.

Choose the best answer:
He………. more concerned about his social status since he started working there

Choose the best answer:
I'm trying to _____________ my kids to pick up after themselves

Choose the best answer:
Due to increasing customer demand, we need to hire more employees to ___________our goods.