There is real concern that food supplies will not be _____ to feed the increasing world population. 

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

Making chicken soup is not difficult; it's just a matter of following the ______.

His name was on the ______ of my tongue, but I just couldn’t remember it. 

These projects have proved to be very effective in dealing with global climate change, which was considered an insoluble problem in the first 30 years of this century.

You should concentrate on what the interviewer is saying.

He may be shy now, but he will soon come out of his__________ when he meets the right girl.

Do you know how many countries __________ part in the sporting event?

She is so ______ to her children that she has decided to quit her job to stay at home and look after them.

I wish the children …………… making the noise.

We kept in _______for a while after college.

They hope to _______ a cure for the disease.

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 the following question

There was a long period without rain in the countryside last year so the harvest was poor.

The_______ of living here, of course, is that it is expensive.

Governments have ______ laws to protect wildlife from commercial trade and overhunting.

I bought a single ticket only on the bus, but my friend bought a _____ one.

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

By cutting down trees, we _______the natural habitat of birds and animals.

The purpose of the examination was to _____ the students’ knowledge of the subject. 

After his journey, Gerard hoped to find an inn in which to ______ the night.

Make sure you mix the ingredients well, _______ you might get up lumps in your cake.