______ what he says, he wasn’t even there when the crime was committed.

He is a _______ boy. He is often kind and helpful to every classmate.

Next year, I have to decide which area of medicine I want to _________ in.

It was a long time before the cut on my hand _____ completely.

Shut the window and _____ the cold _______.

 She asked me to ______ my name and address in capital letters so that they could be read more easily.

I shall never manage to beat John at tennis; we are clearly not in the same ______.

She got ................. as soon as the alarm clock went ....................

 She looked every where for her book but ______ had to return home without it.

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

The presently accepted theory of light _______ some of the ideas of both earlier theories.

Some whales migrate into warm waters to bear their.............

When I came through the customs at the airport, I had to pay ____ on a clock I had bought.

He _____ in the doorway in order to light his cigarette.

Steve is a good ________ man, completely devoted to his wife and kids.

Why are you always so ______ ? You never smile or look cheerful.

 The next ______ of the committee will take place on Thursday.

The office lifts are out of ______ again.

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

We had a nice chat over a cup of tea.

Professor Berg was very interested in the diversity of cultures all over the world. (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.)