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.

After congratulating his team, the coach left, allowing the players to let their hair down for a while.

More and more specious animals ________ of environmental problems.

Many plant and animal species are thought to be on the_______of extinction.

My responsibility is to ___________ my little brothers.

In Vietnam, Tet is the grandest and most important ………… in the year.

Mr. Park Hang Seo, a Korean coach, is considered a big _____in Vietnam football.

To score a goal, players need to learn how to pass in both__________ and horizontal positions.

I ________ very well with my roommate now. We never have arguments.

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

She cried so much that her face became ______. 

All his companies had been successful and he was known to be ________ rich.

Despite our careful planning, the whole surprise party was a ______ of accidents.

Journalists can make mistakes, so don't believe everything you read in the press.

A ______ from the local paper asked for details of the accident.

He is disappointed at not winning the competition, but he will soon _______ it.

The cyclist was riding so erratically that the driver had to _____ to avoid hitting him. 

Gavin_______ the idea of dividing the rooms in half.

Only three out of twenty ______ were chosen for the job after the interview.

I hate ____ newspapers; they're just full of gossip, scandal and lies!

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.

The man standing on the edge of the roof _____ slightly and nearly fell.