Don’t ______ a person only because he has failed in an examination.

A. look up B. look down

C. look down on D. look up to

I really ______ whether we win or lose.

A. care about B. care for

C. care D. care to

On the bus, all the people except the driver ______ to talk and laugh during the journey.

A. encouraged B. were encouraging

C. were encouraged D. was encouraged

Don’t spoil the children. Can’t you make your little boy ______ himself?

A. behave B. believe

C. perform D. conduct

—Why can’t I smoke here?

—At no time _________ in the meeting room.

A. is smoking permitted B. smoking is permitted

C. does smoking permit D. smoking does permit

She has been working hard day and night, which of course, _______ her pale face.

A. accounts for B. stands for

C. goes for D. answers for

Columbus’s discovery of the “New World” took place _______.

A. on purpose B. by accident

C. by heart D. by mistake

It remains to be seen ______ the newly formed committee’s policy can be put into practice.

A. that B. which

C. what D. whether

At home, he keeps some pets, to which he ______ all his spare time.

A. spends B. offers

C. devotes D. provides

She’s tired of acting, and she _______ changing for a new job, but she hasn’t made up her mind yet.

A. had considered B. has been considering

C. considered D. is going to consider