I missed the lessons yesterday so I have to___________ on work.

Carlos was ………. the first prize in the essay competition.

Despite our careful planning, the whole surprise party was a ______ of accidents.

He would win the race if he..... his brother's example and trained harder.

It is important to raise the people’s _________ of environmental conservation.

He is disappointed at not winning the competition, but he will soon _______ it.

Because of the low ceiling, the bookcase was much too _____ to go into the room.

A _____ is a tube through which a person swimming just under the surface of the sea can breathe.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.

He is a naughty boy who likes teasing and playing tricks on his classmates.

The policeman ______ everything he had noticed to the inspector.

__________ is the one that watches a game or match closely with the aim of ensuring that the rules are legally obeyed.

I was very sad when the vet said he’d have to _____ Gertie, our lapdog.

There has been a widespread _______ about whether North Korea has successfully miniaturized a nuclear weapon and whether it has a working H-bomb.

Local people believe that the festival is an opportunity to teach younger generations about patriotism and bravery.

By cutting down trees, we _______the natural habitat of birds and animals.

A number of practices at local festivals have come under strong scrutiny in recent years.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.

The students felt more confident to enter the competition thanks to the encouraging words from their teacher.

The situation got out of hand when the festival organisers couldn't foresee that the mob would get angry because they were stopped from taking the offerings.

The police are ………………… certain who the culprit is.

The thief was _____ to prison for two years.

I looked the word up in the dictionary to refresh my ________ of its exact meaning.