Because of the poor harvest, wheat prices have ______ in the last six months.

The fog made it difficult for the driver to see when the traffic lights _____.

______ to leave early is rarely granted.

The ______ of the clock showed that it was time for dinner.

 Is anyone _______ to fish in this river?

 I’m sorry I’m late, I was held up in a traffic _______.

Billy, come and give me a hand with cooking. (Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word or phrase that is CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following questions.)

My petrol tank was empty so I pulled into a garage to ______.  

The toy boat turned over and sank to the _______ of the pool.

After sitting in the sun for too long my skin began to _______.

After the show, the crowd _____ out of the theatre.

Any pupil caught ______ was made to stand at the front of the class.

It is not easy to ________ our beauty when we get older and older.

The teacher _________ the harder parts of the story.

The finance minister has not been so _____since he raised taxes to such a high level.

The information-office at the station ___ that all trains were running about one hour behind time.

This tape stry has a very complicated pattern. (Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word or phrase that is CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following questions.)

He has got a degree _______ Information Technology from Oxford University.

If present dissatisfaction over salaries continues the _____ result will be loss of staff.

She tried to ______ out of the window to see the procession more clearly.

There are many _____ in this city.