You will get to the church more quickly if you take this _____ across the fields. 

She was brought up in the slums of Leeds.

We kept in _______for a while after college.

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

Hey, have you watched the extensive ________ of sporting events on Star Channel this afternoon?

TV companies ____ their programmes across the country or even across the world.

More and more specious animals ________ of environmental problems.

Although Brenda came last, everyone agreed she had ________ her best.

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

The player’s protests _________ no difference to the referee's decision at all.

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.

He is a typical optimist, always looking on the bright side of everything.

The police are ………………… certain who the culprit is.

Those companies were closed due to some seriously financial problems.

The new director has really got things ________.

The average, ________watches television for about 15 hours a week.

The trouble with James is that he never __________on time for a meeting.

The map was drawn to the standard ______ of 1/100,000, so there was not much detail.

You can ask Matin anything about history. He actually has quite a good _____ for facts.

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

I looked the word up in the dictionary to refresh my ________ of its exact meaning.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that is OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined part in the following question

Mrs Gilman is seriously ill in hospital so, for the time being, her classes will be taken by other teachers.