As it had not rained for several months, there was a _____ of water.

The road was so icy, the drivers had trouble stopping their cars from ______.

Every time he tried to start the car, the wheels ______ deeper into the mud.

She had never imagined being able to visit such remote countries.

The boy waved his hands to his mother, who was standing at the school gate, to ………….. her attention.

I have decided to buy that house. I won’t change my mind _________what you say.

The tiger is ______ of extinction. It is difficult to find them in the wild.

Many illnesses in refugee camps are the result of inadequate sanitation.

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

If I had more time, I should _______ golf as a hobby. 

Four generations living in the same roof will have different ____ of lifestyle.

Make sure you mix the ingredients well, _______ you might get up lumps in your cake.

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

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 the following question

I think we cannot purchase this device this time as it costs an arm and a leg.

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

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.

Vietnamese have a strong sense of hospitality and feel embarrassed if they cannot show their guests full respect by preparing for their interval.

He started to walk faster and the children had to run to_______.

There is real concern that food supplies will not be _____ to feed the increasing world population. 

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

The bank ______ planned to escape in a stolen car.

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.