Because of the poor harvest, wheat prices have ______ in the last six months.

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

They _____ sacrifices so that their only child could have a good education.

Are you going to attend Dr Barker’s ______ on “Brain Electronics” tomorrow?

We seldom set: each other anymore. (Chọn từ đồng nghĩa)

The peasants’ many ______ resulting from ill-treat-ment by their landlords led finally to rebellion.

Much to their surprise everything went according to _____.

The computer allows us to work fast and _______.

He does not _______ his fellow-workers and there are often disagreements between them.

Some of the older villagers prefer to ______ tobacco rather than to smoke it.

His ideas about marriage are quite different ______ mine.

After a lot of difficulty, he _____ to open the door.

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.)

The boy’s allergy to dust caused his skin to _______.

How much would you ______ for repairing my watch?

As he had no friends or relatives in the town, the traveller tried to find a _______ somewhere.

The policeman stopped him when he was driving home and _______ him of speeding.

After driving for five hours, the driver pulled into ______ for a rest.

 The funeral will be _____, and only members of the dead man’s family will attend.

The crowd stared at the giant and the dwarf as if they were _______ monsters.

Many learners do not try to learn all new words they _______________.