Some researchers have just _______ a survey of young people's points of view on contractual marriage.

We had a nice chat over a cup of tea.

High in the sky a _____ of birds was flying southward.

You have to be highly ________ to do well in these subjects.

As there was a power cut in the hospital, the surgeon had to _____ the operation.

I can’t advise you what to do: you must use your own _______.

Affected by the Western cultures, Vietnamese young people's attitudes _______ love and marriage have dramatically changed.

If you put too many potatoes in that paper-bag it will ______.

He must give us more time, ______ we shall not be able to make a good job of it.

Do you mind if I ______ with my work while you are getting tea ready?

She was afraid that unless the train speeded up sle would lose lose her _____ to Scotland.

We need a tent to go_______

He was very respectful at home and _______ to his parents.

When I came through the customs at the airport, I had to pay ____ on a clock I had bought.

The old man got into the ______ of storing money under the bed.

 If I take this medicine twice a day, it should ______ my cold. 

Billy, come and give me a hand with cooking. (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.)

The country has a system of ______, most of which date from the nineteenth century.

Dave has a good______of humor.

The damage done to my house by the fire has now _______. 

Well-mannered children have usually been properly _____ by their parents.