The judge said that he was ______ by the high standards of performance by the riders.

 After a tiring ______ by boat, we reached the island.

 I had quite ______ on my way to work this morning.

 In the central region the dry season is long and severe, and the ______ annual rainfall is only about 70 cm.

The two scientists disagreed and a _______ argument developed.

Most doctors and nurses have to work on a _______ once or twice a week at the hospital.

Very few scientists _______ with completely new answers to the world’s problems.

Apart from those three very cold weeks in January, it has been a very _____ winter.

The castle was surrounded by a _______, which nowadays contained only occasional rainwater.

He was determined to give his family a secure and solid _______.

_______ sure that you follow the instructions carefully.

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

He hit the other boxer so hard that he broke his lower ______.

He always wore a shirt with an open ________.

 If we _______ the plan you suggest, we are more likely to be successful. 

She got up late and rushed to the bus stop. (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.)

Socially, the married _______ is thought to be the basic unit of society.

Sometimes she does not agree _______ her husband about child rearing but they soon find the solutions.

Chaplin's movies captivated.........throughout the world.

He is ______ a very old man but in fact he is only fifty.

 Her skirt had been so ______ in packing that she had to iron it before going out.