The last half of the nineteeth century  .......  a steady improvement in the means of travel.

The fastest runner took the .................... just five metres before the finishing line.

Many plant and animal species are thought to be on the _____ of extinction.

Did Mr. Tan_______the class while Miss Fiona was ill in hospital?

Mark the letter A, B, C, D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions. 

Had Mr. Shriver booked his vacation package further in advance, he ___________   a much lower price.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions:

Victoria Holtand William Shakespeare are prolific writers.

Had they listened to their parent’s advice, they ..................  happier now.

 He spent all that money last week. He_____ so much. 

People warned us not to go out alone.

I do not use those things any more. You can _______ them away.

Read the book ________ and you can find the information you need.

Generally speaking, men _____ in sports than women do.

The people who ________ the survey said that they had examined over 1,000 accidents.

................ excellent art museums, Moscow has a world-famous ballet company.

My sister, together with her two children, ........... to Hawaii at the moment. 

They expect that the government will lose the election.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined bold word(s) in each of the following questions: 

That house hasn’t been occupied for three years now. It must be haunted since no one is renting or buying it.

He didn’t want to risk   ........ late for the interview.

If you want to become a novelist, you need to be____ .

By the year 2050, many people currently employed ........... their jobs.

 I was compiling this book while my son ____.