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

Not until all their demands had been turned down did the workers decide to go on strike for more welfare.

_______ does not exist yet, but scientists are working hard to create computers that can think like human beings.

I have lived near the airport for so long now that I’ve grown ________ to the noise of the airplanes.

Thank you for your explanation, but I’m afraid I’m still in a _____ over what happened.

Call for me at any time that _____ you. 

The police are ………………… certain who the culprit is.

The bank ______ planned to escape in a stolen car.

Van Gogh suffered from depression _______ by overwork and ill-health.

Please don’t ______ a word of this to anyone else, it’s highly confidential.

The forecast has revealed that the world’s reserves of fossil fuel will have ________ by 2015.

He lost his _________ on hearing the new.

The authority has made a lot of great efforts ________ endangered species.

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

He lost his _____ when the policeman stopped him. 

Please accept our ________apology for the inconvenience this delay is causing all the passengers here at Pearson International Airport.

He won’t ______ to buy some bread unless I tell him again.

The _____ of the lake is covered with reeds and rushes.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word in each following question

During their five-decade history the Asian Games have been advancing in all aspects.

The gangster ____ at his helpless victim and put a cigarette just out of reach.

Do you know the country which you has the hightest life_______ in the world?

The soldier getting _________ when rescuing the little boy is now takne to the hospital.