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

You can _______ my surprise when I heard the news.

Silence of the Lambs is a..............film. It makes the audience scared.

He said he had every _____ in his secretary; she would do the right thing.

What he described as a ______ detail I thought was the most important part of the plan.

The shoes fitted her _______.

The ______ of the clock showed that it was time for dinner.

Billy, come and give me a hand with cooking. (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.)

When John _____ in London he went to see the Houses of Parliament.

You are not allowed to use the ______ after eleven o’clock at night, as it makes too much noise.

Wolves were _______ mournfully in the nearby forest.

I believe that he was concerned ______ all those matters which his wife mentioned.

 The workers went on strike because they thought their wages were too _________. 

You must ______ that book before you sit down table.

You should not burn _______. You had better dig a hole and bury it.

 If you are bitten by a poisonous snake, it is necessary to be given an ______ as quickly as possible.

As a result of their ______ the three small independent countries felt less afraid of their powerful neighbour.

I do not think there is a real ______ between men and women at home as well as in society.

He repaired the fence he had broken and made his ______ with the neighbour on whose property it stood.

 It is not _____ for you to eat too much.

The local tourist bureau will send you _____ about hotels in the area.