| Extra lessons on Sundays put ______ pressure on students, who already have ______ homework. |
A. many; much of B. more; many of C. more; piles of D. many; plenty of |
| I feel it is you ______ your parents who ______ for the spoiled child. |
A. rather than; is to be blamed B. other than; are to be blamed C. rather than; are to blame D. other than; are to blame |
| Some international organizations provide easy ______ to hospitals and clinics for low-income families. |
A. protection B. allowance C. access D. prevention |
| — Did the speaker say anything that ______ you especially? — Not really. Actually I slept through his speech. |
A. appealed to B. attached to C. adapted to D. got across |
| _____ the rising birth rate and immigration, the declining death rate also resulted in the population growth. |
A. In terms of B. In addition to C. In consequence of D. In spite of |
| I have sent the mail of complaining the bad quality of the air conditioner I bought this summer. But no one has yet _____ to my complaints. |
A. apologized B. admitted C. responded D. answered |
| We can not ignore the fact that the cost of consumption articles (消费品) is the first _____ as far as most ordinary people are concerned. |
A. consideration B. emergency C. kindness D. determination |
| Many people believe we are heading for environmental disaster unless we _____ change the way we live. |
A. fundamentally. B. deliberately. C. unconsciously D. absurdly |
| The boss of the company is as _____ as a young man and hates sitting around doing nothing at all. |
A. enthusiastic B. sensitive C. energetic D. talkative |
| The woman was sad after she lost her only son in the earthquake. Her friend helped her go through the difficult period and she finally _____. |
A. kept up. B. cheered up. C. turned up. D. called up. |