She got up late and rushed to the bus stop. (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.)

Lan often spends two hours________________ her homework everyday.

The old man got into the ______ of storing money under the bed.

Where is Jimmy? - He is ____ work. He is busy ____ his monthly report.

All the students were excited at the _______ of a weekend sports competition.

A horse drives the ______ from its body with its tail.

The gardener ______ a bucket with water so that he could plant the vegetables.

 The audience waited until the curtain had risen and then _____ into applause.

If you ever have the ______ to go abroad to work, you should take it.

He is paving the garden _____ with flat stones of various shapes.

It's hard work looking _______ three children all day.

Doctors are supposed to _______ responsibility for human life.

As we wait no longer for the delivery of your order, we have to ______ it.

When we came out of the cinema, it was ______ with rain.

 The boy had a _____ escape when he ran across the road in front of the bus.

If you have a _____ to make about the food, I am willing to listen.

Where do you ______ going for your holidays this year?

The crowd stared at the giant and the dwarf as if they were _______ monsters.

It was a long time before the cut on my hand _____ completely.

He is a _______ boy. He is often kind and helpful to every classmate.

 The lorry driver was badly ______ when his lorry crashed into a wall.