Carrie wants her children to speak more ____________, so she often reminds them to say “please” and “thank you” to other people.
silently
commonly
luckily
politely
This morning, Mr. Ikeda was tired at work he _____________ all night taking care of his baby girl.
left over
stayed up
looked over
spoke up
A: Janet is always complaining about her job. B: Yeah, I’m getting ___________ of it. I wish she’d stop.
hard
lazy
sick
low
George is respected by all the other people in the marketing department. Everyone in his section ____________ him for his wonderful ideas and hard work.
does away with
moves on with
takes away from
looks up to
Monica trained very hard for the state tennis champ longship. ____________ her efforts, she could not win.
Despite
Above
Within
Outside
During his lifetime, the scientist made outstanding contributions to the study of the solar system, to say __________ of his research in physic.
better
nothing
worse
further
Many people in the United State choose ___________ products instead of foreign ones so as to support American industry.
domestic
manual
routine
formal
Shuntaro has always tried to help the other members of the chess club. He has been doing so ____________ since he become the club’s president earlier this year.
all the better
all the most
all the best
all the more
A: Do you think $400 will be _________ there days in New York? B: No, I think you’ll need at least $800. Hotels are expensive there.
capable of
sufficient for
obliged to
particular about
Lisa and her brother had an ___________ about whose turn it was to wash the dishes. They each thought that they were the one who had done it last time.
argument
expense
identity
occasion
A: This car is great, but it cost too much money. B: Don’t worry, honey. Let me see if I can ____________ the car salesperson into giving us a discount, so we can buy it at cheaper price.
divide
talk
burst
run
If Tom’s grandparents __________ a computer last year, they’d still be using their old typewriter.
hadn’t bought
don’t buy
haven’t bought
wouldn’t buy
Kate closed her bedroom window because the sound of the construction on her street was ____________ her.
irritating
exchanging
judging
detecting
A: I can’t get the Internet to work. B: You need to _____________ that blue cable to the computer. Then it should work.
reflect
investigate
define
connect
Andy focused on ____________ for his science report. It was about how certain birds lost the ability to fry over millions of years.
psychology
landscape
evolution
humanity
Johann’s hoppy is ___________ music. He wrote a beautiful song for his wife’s birthday and played it on the piano at her birthday party.
flattering
composing
declaring
rescuing
A: I’m going to be away next week, so please ___________ your assignment to Ms. Edwards. B: OK, Professor Clifton. I’ll give it to her as soon as I’m done.
submit
convent
beat
imply
Joe made a web page to sell some of old items. He put pictures on the web page and wrote a detailed ____________ of each item.
description
route
hammer
symphony
Victor cannot be captain of the badminton team anymore because be is too busy with his school work. Michael is going to _____________ as captain.
make sure
pull down
take over
drive off
The police had ___________ that showed the man had robbed the bank. His face could be seen on a video taken by the bank’s security cameras.
praise
evidence
harmony
rhythm