When it comes to diversity, language can be a bridge for building relationships, or a tool for creating and maintaining divisions across differences.

They were just _______ us about Anna's new boyfriend.

You will _____ your hand if you put it into that hot water.

Thanks to her father's encouragement, she has made great ______ in her study.

I’m not going to go ice skating! I’d only fall over and __________ a fool of myself.

No matter how angry my mother was, she would never ________ to violence.

Steve Kootenay-Jobin, Aboriginal housing coordinator at Mount Royal University, notes that many Indigenous students who move to the city for education, encounter culture shock.

The job requires certain _________. You have to be good at operating computers and dealing with people.

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.

Not until all their demands had been turned down did the workers decide to go on strike for more welfare.

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

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

Diseases are easily ______ through contact with infected animals. 

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

After dinner the minister made a short ______ to the guests.

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.

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.

After congratulating his team, the coach left, allowing the players to let their hair down for a while.

He began to take politics _____ only when he left school.

Jack ____________ his best suit to make a good impression on his future in-laws.

A smiling Princess Anne was attired in an aqua-blue hat and matching jacket, with white top.

Unlike some other books about_______, it is unlikely that this will become a key text for those at the forefront of conservation action.

All too ______ it was time to go back to school after the glorious summer holidays.