She used to be very thin but she has __________ a bit now.

All too ______ it was time to go back to school after the glorious summer holidays.

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.

Not until all their demands had been turned down did the workers decide to go on strike for more welfare.

Only thoroughly unpleasant people leave the ______ of their picnics to spoil the appearance of the countryside.

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

We all regard pollution as a.......... matter to human beings.

Jim didn't break the vase on ______, but he was still punished for his carelessness.

_____________ is a film or TV program presenting the facts about a person or event.

The students got high marks in the test but Mary stood out.

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

You can ask Matin anything about history. He actually has quite a good _____ for facts.

Do not _____ the butter too thickly on the bread. 

Mary is very_______ and caring. - I think she would make a good nurse.

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 question

His second venture, a software firm, is booming and will soon be ready to take on more staff.

WHO _________ for World Health Organization.

The forecast has revealed that the world’s reserves of fossil fuel will have ________ by 2015.

Gavin_______ the idea of dividing the rooms in half.

Peter is disappointed at not getting the job, but he will ______ it soon.

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.

These projects have proved to be very effective in dealing with global climate change, which was considered an insoluble problem in the first 30 years of this century.

I suppose I could_______ the ironing while I'm waiting.