They decided to leave the waiter a big ______ because the food and service had been excellent.

Many plants and animal species are now on the _______ of extinction.

Paper clips, drawing pins and safety-pins were ____ all over the floor.

The teacher _______ them the answer to the question. 

As it was getting late, the boys decided to____ the campfire and crept into their sleeping bags.

When I bend down to tie my shoelace, the seat of my trousers ______.

As it was dark, he _____ his toe against the tableleg. 

With a _____ of thankfulness he finished the last of his letters.

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.

His second venture, a software firm, is booming and will soon be ready to take on more staff.

This is especially important in the age of globalisation, where countries face a daunting challenge to preserve their own cultural identities.

I wish today ................ my birthday.

Switzerland is well-known for its impressive mountainous _____.

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

He grew very angry when he realized how he had been _____ out of his money.

Culture has been described as features that are shared and bind people together into a community.

They were among the first companies to exploit the ______ of the Internet.

My college graduation was a real__________ day for my whole life.

All his companies had been successful and he was known to be ________ rich.

A reduction in the amount of paperwork has been proposed in an attempt to ease the ____________on busy teachers.

His father had ______ him how to make model aeroplanes. 

Mark the letter A, B C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.

When I was going shopping yesterday, I accidentally met one of my old friends in high school.