Directions: Choose the word/phrase nearest in meaning to the underlined word/phrase in the sentence below.

The meteorological department has announced that there is little prospect of rain in the near future.

Prospect in this context means possibility, likelihood, or chance of something happening. Option D 'possibility' is the correct match. Option A 'prediction' is a forecast about what will happen, not the chance of it happening. Option B 'progress' means advancement - unrelated. Option C 'foresight' means ability to predict - different from the chance itself.