The mother separated the quarrelling children and gave each of them a sharp ______.

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

The _________ prices of property in big cities may deter people on low incomes from owning a house there.

The gloves were really too small, and it was only by _____ them that I managed to get them on.

We need to act quickly to _______ to climate change, or it will be a disaster for the whole planet.

Diseases are easily ______ through contact with infected animals. 

A reduction in the amount of paperwork has been proposed in an attempt to ease the ____________on busy teachers.

British and Australian people share the same language, but in other aspects they are as different as ____.

This_______disease caused a lot of complications during the treatment procedure.

Teachers complain that more of their time is taken up with _______than with teaching.

The average, ________watches television for about 15 hours a week.

When the kids asked him about his girlfriend, he’d go as red as a __________.

Blacken the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase that is OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following questions.

He revealed his intentions of leaving the company to the manager during the office dinner party.

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.

Such problems as haste and inexperience are a universal feature of youth.

Although John was the eldest in the family, he always let his sister ______ charge of the house. 

Every time he tried to start the car, the wheels ______ deeper into the mud.

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.

We have lived there for years and grown fond of the surroundings. That is why we do not want to leave.

Do you know how many countries __________ part in the sporting event?

The book offers a_______ glimpse of the lives of the rich and famous.

Unlike some other books about_______, it is unlikely that this will become a key text for those at the forefront of conservation action.

As it had not rained for several months, there was a _____ of water.