In the capitalist countries, the rising _______ of living is as hard on country families as on city families.

 The road lay ahead of him, a(n) _____ grey line stretching to the horizon.

 Mr and Mrs Green ____ a party for their daughter’s twenty-first birthday.

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

Unless the workers’ demands are ______ soon there will be a strike.

The local tourist bureau will send you _____ about hotels in the area.

 This blue door was _____ painted green.

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

The new car at the motor-show was a very _______ shape.

 The final ______ of the play will take place on Monday.

 I have always _____ you my best friend.

Let's wait here for her; I'm sure she'll turn up before long. (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.)

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

 Is anyone _______ to fish in this river?

Before you sign anything important, pay careful _____ to all the conditions.

The flat we have rented is very _______ for the underground station.

He is paving the garden _____ with flat stones of various shapes.

The bicycle was moving so fast that its rider could not ______ an accident.

 I bumped my head on the doorpost and now a _____ has come up.

On my present salary, I just can’t ________ a car which costs over $3.000.

On summer _____ many English men work in their gardens when they come home from work.