Governments have ______ laws to protect wildlife from commercial trade and overhunting.

The neighbours do not consider him quite _____ as most evenings he awakens them with his drunken singing.

Face-to-face socializing is not as preferred as virtual socializing among the youth.

As it had not rained for several months, there was a _____ of water.

The two dogs started to fight, so we tried to ______ them.

Because of their careless work, the road had to be repaired after only one year ______.

I have such a bad cold that I have lost all ______ of smell.

Tim finds mending old clothes incredibly............ that's why he always asks his mother to do it for him.

It was _____ by the railways board that the cost of rail fares would be increased by ten per cent.

Although John was the eldest in the family, he always let his sister ______ charge of the house. 

Many plants and animal species are now on the _______ of extinction.

I have decided to buy that house. I won’t change my mind _________what you say.

Mr. Simpkims is the big ______ in the company as he has just been promoted to the position of Managing Director.

The opposition will be elected into government at the next election, without a ________ of a doubt.

All his companies had been successful and he was known to be ________ rich.

It seemed as if all of a ______ the animal had smelt danger in the air.

All the _______had excellent academic credentials.

The promise of jobs and prosperity pulls people to cities.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word inthe following question

The International Union for Conservation of Nature Red List is a comprehensive catalogue of the conservation status of species.

Although the staff did expand somewhat for the first century of its existence, the entire teaching staff consisted of the president and three or four tutors.

He lost his _____ when the policeman stopped him.