He is ______ a very old man but in fact he is only fifty.

He has impressed his employers considerably and ______ he is soon to be promoted.

 Because of the poor harvest, wheat prices have ______ in the last six months.

Will you ______ my essay, please, to find out whether made any mistakes?

It is not easy at all to get a good job without any __________ qualifications.

Do you mind if I ______ with my work while you are getting tea ready?

It is not easy to ________ our beauty when we get older and older.

 The children played in the park while their mother _______. 

 If I take this medicine twice a day, it should ______ my cold. 

People who live in a small village are bound to see a good _____ of each other.

He’s always ______ to his father’s wishes.

We couldn’t cut the string because the ______ of the knife was not sharp enough.

You must ______ that book before you sit down table.

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.)

A strong westerly ______ flattened the standing corn though it brought no rain.

 He always studies the ______ in the paper as he wants to find a good second-hand car.

You won’t find a greater variety of flowers anywhere else on _____.

He gave his listeners a vivid ______ of his journey through Peru.

You can do it if you want to, but in my opinion it’s not worth the _____ it involves.

A country which exports a lot of rice is called a(n)........country.

 The us eof plastics for shoes _____ of leather has ruined shoe repairing as a business.