A teacher’s _______ is not to force students to learn but to help them learn.

A. matter                      B. business            C. event         D. incident

 He had great difficulty in supporting his family because he had been _______ off for a long time.

A. laid                                 B. taken                 C. cut                   D. separated

The boy _______ the first prize, but he was so careless as to make a foolish mistake.

A. must have gained　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. need have gained

C. could have gained　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. shall have gained

 Mr. Wang made up his mind to devote all he could _______ his oral English before going abroad.

A. improve                                                      B. to improve

C. improving                                                    D. to improving

 Generally speaking, _______ according to the directions, the drug has no side effect.

A. when taking                                                 B. when taken

C. when to take                                                D. when to be taken

 It is _______ ill health that she is now not so active in the movement.

A. instead of                                                    B. in place of

C. thanks to                                                     D. in face of

 Life is tough in the city. In order to lose their _______ , some people drink alcohol.

A. temper                                                               B. mood

C. consciousness                                             D. pressure

1. A. It was getting darker. To make matters worse, we got lost in the forest.

B. It was getting darker._____________________, we got lost in the forest.

2. A. The newly-built hospital will offer excellent medical care to the people of the town.

B. The newly-built hospital will ___________________the people of the town _______ excellent medical care.

3. A. Our school intends to beautify our school environment.

B. Our school __________________ our school environment beautiful.

4. A. His hard work led to his success.

B. His success _______________ his hard work.

1. These old people are unaccustomed to the _______(压力) of modern life.

2. For more information, _______(咨询) your local office of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.

3. Gao Kun is admired for his _______ (贡献) to the scientific research.

4. But _____________ (不幸的是)，something unexpected prevented him from coming.

5. They rebuilt the dam to provide __________(安全保障) against floods.

6. She told us about some of the amusing __________ (事情)of her holiday.

7. I think I have come to understand the ___________________(重要性) of your work.

8. We tried to stop the flames from spreading, but we knew it was ___________(没有希望).

 Children must _______ road safety before they are allowed to ride a bike on the road.

A. instruct in                                             B. instruct

C. be instructed in                                     D. be instructed