Bill doesn’t _____ what people say about him.

You should have your eyes tested every year in case the _____ of your spectacles need changing.

The President escaped through a secret passage underneath the parliament building.

This ticket _____ one person to the show.

Your grandfather is rather tired so do not ______ your visit.

If present dissatisfaction over salaries continues the _____ result will be loss of staff.

She has lost her handbag with the _____ sum of $1300 in it.

If you need to _____ the teacher’s attention, just put up your hand.

 She opened the packet and emptied the ______ into a saucepan.

What he described as a ______ detail I thought was the most important part of the plan.

The police _______ her for helping the murderer to escape.

Mr. Pike held his wife's hands and talked urgently to her in a low voice, but there didn't seem to be any response. (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 ______ to success is to be ready from the start.

 The farmer had to wear heavy boots in the winter because the fields were so wet and _______.

 I bumped my head on the doorpost and now a _____ has come up.

The local tourist bureau will send you _____ about hotels in the area.

He criticised everything and everybody and even ran _____ his few friends.

Every day thousands of ______ fly the Atlantic for negotiations with American firms.

Because the company was doing more business, it was necessary to _____ the factory.

Many people were injured when the building..........

Chaplin's movies captivated.........throughout the world.