I washed this dress and the colour _____.

The weather was ______ the exceptionally poor harvest.

The teacher encourages the _______________ of the pupils in each lesson.

Next year, I have to decide which area of medicine I want to _________ in.

The _______ is increasing faster and faster.

 Students are expected to ______ their classes regularly.

 The Alps are one of the best-known mountains ________ in Europe.

The room was so quiet that she could hear the _____ of her heart.

Science has made great _____ during the past 30 years.

I sat near the entrance for a long time _____ him, but he didn’t arrive.

The United States has a ............. of around 250 million.

The Statue of Liberty was ................. to the USA by the French.

He was pleased to have the _____ to hear such a fine musician play his favourite piece of music.

She got up late and rushed to the bus stop. (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.)

A long line of traffic had to wait at the _____ until the train had passed.

I got a diploma in business administration, but still sometimes wish I had been able to go to university and get a _________.

They are trying to look _____ new jobs.

A horse drives the ______ from its body with its tail.

_______ is the study of the Earth's physical features and the people, plants, and animals that live in different regions of the world.

 I usually listen to the weather _____, though I have little faith in it.

The peoples of the African interior began to ______ gold in exchange for the goods they needed from abroad.