He offered to ______ her a hand as the suitcase was too heavy for her to carry.

She came to England for a year in order to ______ the language.

 I had quite ______ on my way to work this morning.

Professor Berg was very interested in the diversity of cultures all over the world. (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.)

 Some useful ideas were suggested while the social committee was _____ the club’s programme for the coming season.

Van Mieu was a place to........the most brilliant scholars of the nation.

Her shoes ______ her gloves; they look very well together.

They are trying to look _____ new jobs.

He was _______ when I had those problems and said whatever I did he would stand by me.

 When he was questioned about the missing ring, he firmly _____ that he had even seen it.

She was afraid that unless the train speeded up sle would lose lose her _____ to Scotland.

The ______ of ice-cream sold increases sharply in the summer months.

A(n) ____________ is used to watch news, performances and football matches or learn foreign languages.

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

I believe that he was concerned ______ all those matters which his wife mentioned.

Because the children keep interrupting her whenever she reads a book, she is always ________ her place.

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

If you have a _____ to make about the food, I am willing to listen.

Belinda missed a few months of school because of illness and found it difficult to keep ______ with her classmates.

If you’re not sure what “something” means, look it__________ in the dictionary.

 Spanish is the ______ language of most Spaniards.