Though I didn’t want my son to leave home since he was twenty- one, there was nothing I could do to ____ it.

Andrew is talking to a waiter in a restaurant.

Andrew: "Can I have the bill, please?"

About 50 or so kinds of modern plastic are made from oil, gas, or coal-non-renewable natural resources. We (15)______ well over three million tons of the stuff in Japan each year and, sooner or later, most of it is thrown away. 

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word in each of the following questions

Everyone is hoping and praying that lasting peace will eventually come to the area.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSET in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions

His recreations include golf, football and shooting.

Why did John Mills fly in an airplane?

I bought the ring as a memento of Greek.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions