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

It will take more or less a month to prepare for the wedding.

Janice ____________ some useful suggestions for the class extra-curricular activities.

What measures have been ______ to control the crowd at Saturday’s football match?

The factory was fined for______ chemicals into the river.

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

The player’s protests _________ no difference to the referee's decision at all.

_________ school fees helps many poor students have more chances to attend university.

Normally he is rather _____ but sometimes he talks freely about himself.

This_______disease caused a lot of complications during the treatment procedure.

He_______ of the race after two laps.

He looked for a table to sit down at, but they were all _____.

I used to ______ reading comics, but now I've grown out of it.

Paper clips, drawing pins and safety-pins were ____ all over the floor.

You will _____ your hand if you put it into that hot water.

The neighbours do not consider him quite _____ as most evenings he awakens them with his drunken singing.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase that is CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following questions.

The project has been put on ice until our boss decides what to do next.

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

He sends his _____ wishes for your future happiness.

Jim didn't break the vase on ______, but he was still punished for his carelessness.

Every time he opens his mouth, he immediately regrets what he said. He is always putting his foot in his mouth.