When I arrived in this country, I had to start learning the language from _____.

A. scratch    B. scrap    C. snatch    D. scrape

 He gave me some very _____ advice on buying a house.

A. precious    B. worthy    C. precise    D. valuable

. Don't _____ the news to the public until we give you the go-ahead (许可，准许).

   A. release    B. discard    C. relieve    D. retain

 His landlady gave him a week's _____ to leave the flat.

   A. threat    B. notice    C. advice    D. caution

I hope my teacher will take my recent illness into _____ when judging my examination.

A. regard  B. account  C. thought   D. observation

. He was afraid that the branch might bend over and break, and he would be sent _____ to the ground.

A. crashing   B. throwing    C. rushing    D. dropping

 One _____ needed when making a cake is flour; another is sugar.

        A. container  B. ingredient C. content  D. equivalent

. I used to be able to play well but I'm _____ now.

   A. out of date                          B. out of touch

   C. out of practice                       D. out of place

. I just managed to _____ a quick breath before I was sucked under the water by the passing boat.

   A. snatch                    B. scratch                    C. scrape            D. scan

The finance minister has not been so _____ since he raised taxes to such a high level.

        A. popular                 B. well-known                  C. favorable                 D. preferable