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.

The two dogs started to fight, so we tried to ______ them.

Local people believe that the festival is an opportunity to teach younger generations about patriotism and bravery.

He may be shy now, but he will soon come out of his__________ when he meets the right girl.

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

As Joe's roommate, I find him a fairly nice fellow, even if at times it is not easy to ______his noisy behavior.

We enjoy ___________ time together in the evening when the family members gather in the living room after a day of working hard.

We were quite impressed by the ______ students who came up with the answer to our question almost instantly.

Because of people’s______ with the environment, many kinds of plants and animals are becoming rare.

The ______ from the forest fire could be seen ten miles away.

- Anna: “Were you involved in the accident?”

- Maria: “Yes. But I wasn’t to__________ for it”

The gloves were really too small, and it was only by _____ them that I managed to get them on.

As the drug took....., the patient became unconscious.

The situation got out of hand when the festival organisers couldn't foresee that the mob would get angry because they were stopped from taking the offerings.

Whenever problems come up, we discuss them frankly and find solutions quickly.

Reading ___________ an integral role in enhancing knowledge and relaxing.

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 question

He was so insubordinate that he lost his job within a week.

We need to act quickly to _______ to climate change, or it will be a disaster for the whole planet.

The students got high marks in the test but Mary stood out.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSET in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.

If that was done on a national scale, we would wipe out this infectious disease.

His brother refuses to even listen to anyone else's point of view. He is very _______.