The computer allows us to work fast and _______.

Shut the window and _____ the cold _______.

The room was so quiet that she could hear the _____ of her heart.

The finance minister has not been so _____since he raised taxes to such a high level.

Apart from those three very cold weeks in January, it has been a very _____ winter.

 I have always _____ you my best friend.

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

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

It is not easy to ________ our beauty when we get older and older.

He’s really delighted with his new CD player.

 If you don’t mind, I should like to ______ a suggestion.

You should _______ more attention to what your teacher explains.

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

Let's wait here for her; I'm sure she'll turn up before long. (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.)

 I cut my finger on a rusty tin and it became badly _______.

Young children ______ older ones, so older children should be good examples.

Please, don’t forget _______ your essays during Friday’s lesson.

It isn’t quite ______ that he will be present at the meeting.

With its expensive furniture and carefully-chosen colour scheme the room looked quite _______ .

My dad …. worked for this company ….. 20 years.

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