He failed the test because he didn’t follow his teacher’s ………

Urbanization can bring social health and benefit; ______ , it also has its drawback.

She's a down-to-earth woman with no pretensions.

He put in a special ______ for an extra day’s holiday so that he could attend his daughter’s wedding.

She ______ her hand over the material, enjoying the smooth silky feeling of its surface.

They were just _______ us about Anna's new boyfriend.

There's a real mix of people in Brighton. It has a very cosmopolitan feel to it.

The disease _____ widely, all over the country. 

The _____ of the lake is covered with reeds and rushes.

A blinding _____ of lightening flashed across the sky.

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 questions.

Your experience with oil well fires will be invaluable to the company in case of trouble.

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

In Britain, it is compulsory to go to school between the ages of five and sixteen.

The aeroplane _____ down at Cairo on its way to India. 

Two of the children have to sleep in one bed, but the other three have ______ ones.

After dinner the minister made a short ______ to the guests.

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

The International Union for Conservation of Nature Red List is a comprehensive catalogue of the conservation status of species.

She was ________ out of 115 applicants for the position of managing Director.

Poor supervision brought the firm to............of collapse.

A good leader should not be conservative, but rather ______ to new ideas.

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