When someone …………… a poem or other piece of writing, they say it aloud after they have learn it.

Silence __________ the theatre as the audience awaited the opening curtain with expectation and excitement.

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

Andrew is a very disciplined employee. He ________ great importance to coming to work in time.

Reading ___________ an integral role in enhancing knowledge and relaxing.

She is so ______ to her children that she has decided to quit her job to stay at home and look after them.

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.

He eventually________ his disability to achieve some business success.

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.

The new director has really got things ________.

My responsibility is to ___________ my little brothers.

The mechanic examined the car engine ______ but could find nothing wrong with it.

He grew very angry when he realized how he had been _____ out of his money.

The thief was _____ to prison for two years.

This is the instance where big, obvious non-verbal signals are appropriate.

The promise of jobs and prosperity pulls people to cities.

The mass media are ____ of communication, such as books, newspapers, recordings, radio, movies, television, mobile phones and the Internet.

Many plant and animal species are thought to be on the_______of extinction.

In view of the way things have improved I now feel confident enough to have another bite at the _______.

More and more specious animals ________ of environmental problems.

Iphone 11 Pro Max is the latest ______ in the field of smartphone design of Apple.