question_answer 8)

Mark the meaning that best fits the word/phrases in story. (i) (sun) going down      (a) becoming smaller (b) weakening (c) setting (ii) brightening             (a) making (it) look bright and cheerful (b) lending (it) a special glow (c) causing (it) to appear hopeful (iii) spacious                (a) lonely and wild (b) big and wide (c) special and important (iv) prophecy               (a) proverb (b) prediction (c) rumour (v) marvellous             (a) wonderful (b) surprising                     (c) shocking (vi) proclaim                 (a) reveal (b) declare (c) shout (vii) cease                   (a) happen (b) stop (c) remain (viii) (a night's) shelter        (a) stay (b) safety (c) hospitality (ix) gazed                  (a) wondered about (b) stared at (c) thought of (x) took on -(an expression) (a) challenged (b) resembled (c) assumed  

Answer:

 (i) (c),  (ii) (b),  (iii) (b),  (iv) (b),  (v)  (a), (vi) (b),  (vii) (b),  (viii) (a),  (ix) (b), (x) (c).