Many people become ..................because of the natural disaster every year.

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

The headlights of the approaching car were so ________ that the cyclist had to stop riding.

When there was a short ______ in the conversation, I asked if anyone would like anything to drink.

Tom is very shy but his sister is outgoing.

What's the _______ like in the fall?

The peasants’ many ______ resulting from ill-treat-ment by their landlords led finally to rebellion.

She began to feel nervous when the train pulled up at the _____ between Austria and Yugoslavia.

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

He has always gone _____ strange hobbies like collecting bottle-tops and inventing secret codes.

After sitting in the sun for too long my skin began to _______.

You should not burn _______. You had better dig a hole and bury it.

 Tropical diseases are comparatively _____ in Britain.

 The ball ______ two or three times before rolling down the slope.

Billy, come and give me a hand with cooking. (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 existence of different kinds of animals and plants which make a balanced environment is called........

As one of the four ______ of the company, he often had to attend Board meetings.

She tried to ______ out of the window to see the procession more clearly.

He couldn’t ____ the thought of leaving his home town for ever. 

The fog made it difficult for the driver to see when the traffic lights _____.

With greatly increased workloads, everyone is _______ pressure now.