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

He has adopted three orphans ______ his own six children so that, all together, he has nine children to provide for.

 I was very ______by the nurse’s attitude, it really annoyed me.

Whenever problems come up, we discuss them frankly and find solutions quickly.

She came to England for a year in order to ______ the language.

 The farmer had to wear heavy boots in the winter because the fields were so wet and _______.

You couldn’t ______ any secrets even for an hour in that little town.

______ up children properly is mainly their parents’ duty.

He has always gone _____ strange hobbies like collecting bottle-tops and inventing secret codes.

Will you be taking my precious experience into _______ when you fix my salary?

Mr. Thanh will be Singapore …………….. Monday to Thursday.

I do not think there is a real ______ between men and women at home as well as in society.

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.)

You should have your eyes tested every year in case the _____ of your spectacles need changing.

He’s always ______ to his father’s wishes.

As one of the four ______ of the company, he often had to attend Board meetings.

______ what he says, he wasn’t even there when the crime was committed.

Be quiet! It’s rude to ______ people when they are speaking.

 It is time to ______ the table for dinner.

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

The child enjoyed _____ up the wooden bricks then knocking them down.