My cousin was nervous about being interviewed on television, but he ______ to the occasion wonderfully.

She was putting on her watch when the _____ broke and it fell to the ground.

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 the following questions

Unselfishness is the very essence of friendship.

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.

When the kids asked him about his girlfriend, he’d go as red as a __________.

Do you know how many countries __________ part in the sporting event?

My plans to travel around the world have _________ through because I couldn‟t save enough money.

UNICEF....... supports and funds for the most disadvantaged children all over the world.

The 1st week of classes at university is a little ______ because so many students get lost, change classes or go to the wrong place.

I finally ______the cold that I had had all week.

The gloves were really too small, and it was only by _____ them that I managed to get them on.

While a sports match has spectators and radio has listeners, television has ____.

I wandered through the cool ______ of the forest trees.

Hello, Is that 21035? Please put me ______ to the manager. 

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

After closing the envelope, the secretary _____ the stamps on firmly.

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

I’ve never really enjoyed going to the ballet or the opera; they’re not really my ________.

I have lived near the airport for so long now that I’ve grown ________ to the noise of the airplanes.

Televisions are now an everyday feature of most households in the United States, and television viewing is the number of one activity leisure.

I hate ______ newspapers; they're just full of gossip, scandal and lies!