I should like to ______ touch with old friends but I have so little time.

How many countries took part in the first World Cup?

 The us eof plastics for shoes _____ of leather has ruined shoe repairing as a business.

What he described as a ______ detail I thought was the most important part of the plan.

One of Vietnamese traditions is a belief in _______ families and in preserving their cultures.

Now that he has retired, he lives partly on his pension and partly on the _____ on his post office savings account.

 Is anyone _______ to fish in this river?

Whenever problems come up, we discuss them frankly and find solutions quickly.

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

Because the children keep interrupting her whenever she reads a book, she is always ________ her place.

 The children played in the park while their mother _______. 

If you ever have the ______ to go abroad to work, you should take it.

You should not burn _______. You had better dig a hole and bury it.

Mr. Thanh will be Singapore …………….. Monday to Thursday.

All the students were excited at the _______ of a weekend sports competition.

Mr. Pike held his wife's hands and talked urgently to her in a low voice, but there didn't seem to be any response. (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.)

 The lorry driver was badly ______ when his lorry crashed into a wall.

When he was a student, his father gave him a monthly ______ towards his expenses.

Dave has a good______of humor.

When John _____ in London he went to see the Houses of Parliament.

If you study hard, you ___________________ the exam.