The _______ is increasing faster and faster.

Temple of Literature is the famous historical and cultural.......in Hanoi.

Mr. Pike held his wife's hands and talked urgently to her in a low voice, but there didn't seem to be any response. (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.)

She often goes to the..........to pray because her regions is Islam.

On summer _____ many English men work in their gardens when they come home from work.

 I’m sorry I’m late, I was held up in a traffic _______.

 It is not _____ for you to eat too much.

The finance minister has not been so _____since he raised taxes to such a high level.

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

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

Sometimes she does not agree _______ her husband about child rearing but they soon find the solutions.

She heated the chocolate until it ______ , then poured it over the cake.

Her mother had asked her to do several ______ before she went out.

Could you please _______ an appointment for me to see Mr. Smith?

Children _______ good food if they are to be healthy.

Chaplin's movies captivated.........throughout the world.

He often forgets to do what he has been told and is scolded for being ______.

 The workers went on strike because they thought their wages were too _________. 

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

A country which exports a lot of rice is called a(n)........country.

I sat near the entrance for a long time _____ him, but he didn’t arrive.