In each of the following sentences, there is one word underlined and one gap. From the list of words lettered A - D, choose the word that is most nearly opposite in meaning to the underlined word and that will, at the same time, correctly fill the gap in the sentences.

The management has neither ............nor denied the rumour that it was going to lay off some workers

A. pronounced

B. confirmed

C. rejected

D. advertised

Instead of .........the issue, the speaker digressed to unimportant matters.

A. summarizing

B. describing

C. revealing

D. addressing

The telephone booths were all........and I had to wait for more than ten minutes for one to become vacant

A. locked

B. busy

C. occupied

D. ringing

While the first battalion halted its march at nightfall, the second ..........to the barracks

A. returned

B. set out

C. proceeded

D. turned up

His father is an............driver but he is only a novice

A. enlightened

B. aged

C. excellent

D. experienced

The arrival of the police at the scene...........rather than mitigated tension

A. provoked

B. heightened

C. created

D. prolonged

Roses are common in May but.............in November

A. dead

B. strange

C. rare

D. extinct

A bank clerk should be able to tell easily the difference between.........notes and counterfeit one

A. crisp

B. good

C. correct

D. genuine

Last night, Uncle Joe was blind drunk but this morning he is as.......as a judge

A. alert

B. saintly

C. strong

D. sober

What I have is only a .............of the famous painting; the original is in the National Museum

A. duplicate

B. model

C. fake

D. drawing

From the words lettered A to D, choose the word that best completes each of the following sentences.

If the jury's verdict is not guilty, the defendant will be.............

A. acquitted

B. indicted

C. pardoned

D. forgiven

When all the items on the agenda had been discussed, the meeting was............

A. adjourned

B. dismissed

C. postponed

D. dissolved

Because the new venture was.............many businessmen and women went into it

A. rich

B. manageable

C. lucrative

D. satisfying

We saw a .............of lions at the game reserve.

A. pride

B. family

C. band

D. group

Many educationists feel that.............punishment should still be retained in schools

A. capital

B. corporal

C. corporate

D. physical

Freedom of movement is a .........right of every citizen

A. fundamental

B. negotiated

C. privileged

D. respected

The river............towards the sea

A. meandered

B. rolled

C. ran

D. trickled

I............that our team will the match tomorrow.

A. certify

B. conclude

C. announce

D. predict

If found guilty, he will...........all the wealth he has amassed illegally

A. forgo

B. abandon

C. repay

D. forfeit

At a ...............of 200 kilometres an hour, the hurricane swept away everything in its path

A. movement

B. flow

C. velocity

D. drive