The female of a fox is called a ______________., foxes, venison, foxy, vixen, A ______________ is a huge, wide piece of grassy land with hardly any trees., prairie, wilderness, marsh, swamp, Coconut trees are a symbol of the ______________., arctic, tropics, desert, temperate, ______________ is a general term for cows and bulls., Herd, Buffalo, Cattle, Calves, A typical Christmas tree is a type of ______________., creeper, vine, palm, pine, Soil is also often referred to as ______________., earth, clay, dust, sand, The Sun's ______________ is most strongly felt during summer and that is why people wear light, cool clothes then., glare, heat, light, rays, A piece of land surrounded by the sea or ocean is called a/an ______________., peninsular, landing, island, continent, Scientists believe that the world was created through the natural process ______________., revolution, circulation, evolution, extinction, ______________ are extensive stretches of thick ice., Geysers, Glaciers, Gladiators, Galaxies, Mr Wilson is controlled by his overbearing wife. The poor man is ______________., cowed, henpecked, bitched, feline, Teck Hock often feels that he is ______________ by his good-looking and brilliant brother. Therefore, he suffers from low self-esteem., overshadowed, glorified, seconded, heightened, Mr Lee Kuan Yew has always been Farida's role ______________. She admires him and has learnt a lot from him., teacher, type, model, actor, Maria broke up with her boyfriend because she found him too ______________. He acted like he owned her., powerful, permanent, pitiful, possessive, According to the saying, a ______________ is Man's best friend., horse, dog, bird, cat, After a great deal of research work, Martha succeeded in creating a family tree which traced her ______________., sisterhood, inheritance, brotherhood, lineage, Milton took his mother for ______________ and only realised how much she meant to him when she died., granted, guarantee, fact, free, Friendship should be cherished and not ______________., accepted, exhumed, exploited, exempted, Margaret strongly ______________ her mother. They look very alike., reincarnates, doubles, identifies, resembles, Ahmad has always been a loving and ______________ son., filial, patriotic, pious, respect, My uncle's face turned ______________ with anger when his daughter insulted him., red, orange, green, blue, A mixture of blue and green creates a soothing colour called ______________., turquoise, lime, peach, khaki, Linda was delighted when her husband bought her a lovely emerald-______________ pendant., green, blue, purple, red, Valerie wore ______________ coloured lenses that made her eyes look as if they were light brown., charcoal, hazel, jade, coral, The pages of the book had ______________ over time., blackened, yellowed, whitened, creamed, People connected to royalty are referred to as ______________-blooded., orange, pink, red, blue, Jessica turned ______________ with rage when her rival won the beauty title., blue, green, black, purple, Jeanette has beautiful ______________ hair that shines like gold under the sun., brunette, auburn, blonde, brown, Yellow and orange are often colours associated with ______________., rain, winter, summer, thunder, Eat healthy food and you will soon be in the ______________ of health., red, purple, pink, brown, The train station is only a stone's ______________ from my school., mile, stretch, throw, hurl, Be careful, there is a dangerous criminal at ______________., wide, big, broad, large, There is a lovely park within the ______________ of my workplace., hinterland, vicinity, neighbourhood, walls, Have you ever come up ______________ and personal with a celebrity?, close, near, front, neck, A memorial building will be erected in the ______________ of the city hall., confines, proximity, hallways, frontiers, My aunt is involved in a ______________-distance relationship. She is in Singapore but her fiance is living in America., distant, long, short, far, Is it true that ______________ makes the heart grow fonder?, distance, presence, absence, essence, You must ______________ out to others if you want to make friends., bend, stretch, call, reach, I saw a stranger standing at the corner, but within the ______________ of an eye, he had disappeared., wink, blink, twinkle, twitch, Even though my parents are ______________, they try to keep in touch with one another for my sake., segregated, segmented, separated, dispersed, Please do not add ______________ to the wound. I am feeling bad as it is and you don't have to make the situation worse., sugar, salt, honey, pepper, Arthritis is a painful ______________ that is caused by swelling in the bones., affliction, affection, infliction, indiction, The lioness' maternal ______________ to protect her cub surfaced as soon as she sensed that it was in danger., powers, intentions, instincts, sensitivities, I think you should ______________ your nose a little. It looks rather shiny., sandpaper, blotch, powder, patch, Mary ______________ David's invitation to his birthday party because she was busy., denied, declined, rejected, threw, The beggar looked ______________ at the passers-by as he sat on the pavement with outstretched arms and open palms., fictitiously, faintly, forlornly, figuratively, Malcolm Barnaby has journeyed from ______________ to riches. He was very poor when he was a child but is now a millionaire., rags, dirt, brags, ashes, I dislike it when inconsiderate drivers ______________ their horns loudly at others., hit, blow, gong, honk, Unlike our former teacher who was very strict, Miss Lim is ______________., stern, rigid, inflexible, lenient, The time is not ______________ yet. We have to be patient and wait., ripe, mature, golden, swollen

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