Alice broke the school rules so many times that the headmistress finally had no alternation but to expel her.

We arranged to meet at 7.30, but she didn't______.

The phrase "drawing on" in paragraph 1 mostly means_______.

The researchers have found that there are three key personality traits that can make (36)_____ people more accident-prone than others.

The letter_________ me of the theft hadn't been signed.

It's so busy in my office. I don't get the chance to________ my breath after my long journey into the office. I have to get down to work as soon as I get in.

The fire ruined the forest completely; all habitats were totally in the flames.

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