These projects have proved to be very effective in dealing with global climate change, which was considered an insoluble problem in the first 30 years of this century.

I looked the word up in the dictionary to refresh my ________ of its exact meaning.

I hate ______ newspapers; they're just full of gossip, scandal and lies!

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

When you get to the motorway, follow the _____ for London.

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

He was sacked from his job after the manager discovered that he had stolen some money from his colleagues.

She finally achieved her_______ of visiting the USA.

The situation got out of hand when the festival organisers couldn't foresee that the mob would get angry because they were stopped from taking the offerings.

We need ___________ to help the disaster-stricken area.

A trust worker was discovered to have..........confidential information to a rival corporation.

Despite our careful planning, the whole surprise party was a ______ of accidents.

Although the staff did expand somewhat for the first century of its existence, the entire teaching staff consisted of the president and three or four tutors.

I wish the children …………… making the noise.

The 1st week of classes at university is a little ______ because so many students get lost, change classes or go to the wrong place.

Each nation has many people who voluntarily take care of others.

By cutting down trees, we _______the natural habitat of birds and animals.

The teacher _______ them the answer to the question. 

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 the following question

His second venture, a software firm, is booming and will soon be ready to take on more staff.

They decided to leave the waiter a big ______ because the food and service had been excellent.

He left in such a hurry that I ______ had time to thank him.

The wine had made him a little ________ and couldn’t control his movement.