The profit has now ________ towards the point where it nearly doubled.

Deserts often include _________ and rocky surface.

The_______ of living here, of course, is that it is expensive.

We were quite impressed by the ______ students who came up with the answer to our question almost instantly.

Her outgoing character contrasts ______ with that of her sister.

I used to ______ reading comics, but now I've grown out of it.

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.

I think it’s impossible to abolish school examinations. They are necessary to evaluate students’ progress.

They hope to _______ a cure for the disease.

The neighbours do not consider him quite _____ as most evenings he awakens them with his drunken singing.

The new director has really got things ________.

No matter how angry my mother was, she would never ________ to violence.

When the soldiers were on the march, there was one man who was always out of ______ with the rest. 

I finally __________ the cold that I had had all week.

Up to now, ASEAN has got ten _____________.

I suppose I could_______ the ironing while I'm waiting.

He lost his _____ when the policeman stopped him. 

After dinner the minister made a short ______ to the guests.

My father is in_______ of 30 engineers and 80 workers.

A blinding _____ of lightening flashed across the sky.

A ______ from the local paper asked for details of the accident.

I wish today ................ my birthday.