These trees cannot be grown in such a cold ________ as ours.

As soon as Charles had _______ a little from his surprise, his one thought was to get away.

The gardener ______ a bucket with water so that he could plant the vegetables.

There is a 20 minute parking _____ here, so we must get back to the car very quickly.

 Please sign your name here on the _______ line.

Now that he has retired, he lives partly on his pension and partly on the _____ on his post office savings account.

Her shoes ______ her gloves; they look very well together.

 They have a _____ future ahead with little comfort, food or hope.

Why are you always so ______ ? You never smile or look cheerful.

Please, don’t forget _______ your essays during Friday’s lesson.

 If you don’t mind, I should like to ______ a suggestion.

After lunch I felt ______ enough to ask my boss for rise.

As we wait no longer for the delivery of your order, we have to ______ it.

The ______ of the clock showed that it was time for dinner.

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

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word in the following question.

The weather forecaster announced that heavy rain resulted in floods in many areas of the country.

 The old lady couldn’t ____ because she had rheumatism.

After the show, the crowd _____ out of the theatre.

 As soon as the children were _____ , their mother got them out of bed and into the bathroom.

Billy, come and give me a hand with cooking. (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.)

It's cool in the _________.