A reduction in the amount of paperwork has been proposed in an attempt to ease the ____________on busy teachers.

The weather is going to change soon; I feel it in my __________

The construction work was carried out by the local contractor.

Whenever the boss does something, he should ______ for the sake of the company.

Diseases are easily ______ through contact with infected animals. 

The______ is the air, water and land in or on which people, animals and plants live.

Having so many hobbies in common, Ted and Nick got on like a(n) ____________ on fire.

We kept in _______for a while after college.

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.

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

Many Vietnamese teenagers used to idolize Ngo Ba Kha because of his weird dances and negative speeches.

I could see the cat’s eyes _____ in the dark.

Journalists can make mistakes, so don't believe everything you read in the press.

The government is going to _____ the old building and build a new one.

When he passes the entrance exam, his parents will be walking on the air.

All too ______ it was time to go back to school after the glorious summer holidays.

George took an eager look at the _____ meal, which everyone was looking forward to, and sat down with the rest of the family. 

_____________ is a detailed description of a person's life.

The mother separated the quarrelling children and gave each of them a sharp ______.

He won’t ______ to buy some bread unless I tell him again.

I have lived near the airport for so long now that I’ve grown ________ to the noise of the airplanes.

Hey, have you watched the extensive ________ of sporting events on Star Channel this afternoon?