Mrs Dawson said that we are __________ our lesson in the library next Monday.

Yesterday, we had a discussion _____ different cultures.

A horse drives the ______ from its body with its tail.

The ______ to success is to be ready from the start.

The information-office at the station ___ that all trains were running about one hour behind time.

According to the weather..............it will be raining tonight.

We couldn’t cut the string because the ______ of the knife was not sharp enough.

You must have ______ the examination before Friday, so bring your money to the office as soon as possible.

His _______ of the aeroplane was correct in every detail and could really fly.

As he had no friends or relatives in the town, the traveller tried to find a _______ somewhere.

Weeks later he had still not found a job and he began to feel ______ .

 The audience waited until the curtain had risen and then _____ into applause.

I did six hours of _______ for the test, but I still failed.

The ______ of ice-cream sold increases sharply in the summer months.

He does not _______ his fellow-workers and there are often disagreements between them.

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.)

Radio provides information orally and we receive information aurally.

The gardener ______ a bucket with water so that he could plant the vegetables.

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

If you study hard, you ___________________ the exam.

______ of money prevented us from taking a holiday this year.