She was ________ out of 115 applicants for the position of managing Director.

Kevin enjoyed working with children so much that he decided to pursue a ____________ in teaching.

Diseases are easily ______ through contact with infected animals. 

Although it is now redundant, the church continues to be used occasionally for worship.

As it was getting late, the boys decided to____ the campfire and crept into their sleeping bags.

Call for me at any time that _____ you. 

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

The tiger is ______ of extinction. It is difficult to find them in the wild.

When someone …………… a poem or other piece of writing, they say it aloud after they have learn it.

We arranged to meet at the station, but she didn’t _______.

The man standing on the edge of the roof _____ slightly and nearly fell. 

Lightweight luggage enables you to manage easily even when fully ________.

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

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.

For environmental safety, we need to find ways to reduce emission of fumes and smoke of factories.

He may be shy now, but he will soon come out of his__________ when he meets the right girl.

Two of the children have to sleep in one bed, but the other three have ______ ones.

Secret Santa became famous, yet still ………..

The criminal was sentenced to death because of ____ of his crime.

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

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