After a momentary _________ of concentration, Simon managed to regain his focus and completed the test.

We enjoy ___________ time together in the evening when the family members gather in the living room after a day of working hard.

We kept in _______for a while after college.

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.

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.

Lisa is now in two minds whether or not to take a gap year after leaving high school.

When I was a child, I loved to splash through the ______ after rain.

When someone …………… a poem or other piece of writing, they say it aloud after they have learn it.

Blacken the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase that is CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following questions.

He was sacked from his job after the manager discovered that he had stolen some money from his colleagues.

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.

After his miraculous recovery from the stroke, the man spent the ______ of his life travelling and doing charity work.