A _____ is a tube through which a person swimming just under the surface of the sea can breathe.

British and Australian people share the same language, but in other aspects they are as different as ____.

His name was on the ______ of my tongue, but I just couldn’t remember it. 

I read the contract again and again ____ avoiding making spelling mistakes

Having said he would mend the clock he discovered that he had not brought the right ______ for the job.

My responsibility is to ___________ my little brothers.

Over the past 24 years, Vietnam has consistently considered ASEAN a foundation and one of top ____________ of its foreign policy.

It seemed as if all of a ______ the animal had smelt danger in the air.

Nylon is a man-made fibre, the use of which has helped more people to have cheaper and more colourful clothes to wear.

When I was a child, I loved to splash through the ______ after rain.

More and more specious animals ________ of environmental problems.

Mark the letter A, B C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.

When I was going shopping yesterday, I accidentally met one of my old friends in high school.

As it was dark, he _____ his toe against the tableleg. 

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

I am not used to the cold weather here, so I need to have a heating system ______.

When he applied for a _____ in the office of the local newspaper, he was told to see the manager.

The construction work was carried out by the local contractor.

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.

The computer has had an enormous _________ on the way we work.

- Anna: “Were you involved in the accident?”

- Maria: “Yes. But I wasn’t to__________ for it”

The purpose of the examination was to _____ the students’ knowledge of the subject.