The regulations have been put into __________ on a trial basis.

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.

Their daughter soon became a celebrated writer after the publication of her first novel.

The climate is not dry at all; in fact, they have ____ of water.

The criminal was sentenced to death because of ____ of his crime.

It was _____ by the railways board that the cost of rail fares would be increased by ten per cent.

If that firm wants to attract workers, it must ________ the pay.

George took an eager look at the _____ meal, which everyone was looking forward to, and sat down with the rest of the family. 

I’m trying to_______ the amount of sugar I eat.

Rita is not _________ of doing this work - she should change her class.

The tiger is ______ of extinction. It is difficult to find them in the wild.

The dressmaker _____ the half-finished blouse but it was obviously too small.

You must remember to _____ all your belonging out of this classroom today. 

Mary didn’t ______ children quickly.

Whenever problems come up, we discuss them frankly and find solutions quickly.

I have such a bad cold that I have lost all ______ of smell.

Because of people’s______ with the environment, many kinds of plants and animals are becoming rare.

He's very_______ for his age.

Face-to-face socializing is not as preferred as virtual socializing among the youth.

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

My mother told me to take out the __________ while she was cooking dinner.

The mass media are ____ of communication, such as books, newspapers, recordings, radio, movies, television, mobile phones and the Internet.