The factory ________ all the cars that were supposed to be unsafe．

A．recalled

B．reminded

C．called

D．brought back

He ________ his pupils in maths．

A．recalls

B．instructs

C．directs

D．commands

He ________ a law degree by taking classes at night．

A．required

B．inquired

C．acquired

D．demanded

My parents ________ criticize me．They allow me enough space to develop．

A．barely

B．rarely

C．merely

D．mostly

After a long journey, he hoped to find a ________ job and settle down．

A．permanent

B．temporary

C．contemporary

D．lasting

The ________ of finding a cure attracted some of the best minds in medical science．

A．urgency

B．hurry

C．emergency

D．anxiety

Nowadays a large ________ of the population is in poverty, thus our government is taking measures to change this situation．

A．percentage

B．percent

C．rate

D．amount

________ eight workers have been killed．

A．So far

B．By far

C．So forth

D．As far

________ Tom and Mary, ten other students of this class took part in the sports meet．

A．Except

B．But

C．Apart from

D．As well

I'd like to go there in autumn ________ in winter．

A．rather than

B．other than

C．more than

D．better than