When college students _____ future employment, they often think of status, income, and prestige.

A. demand    B. assume    C. apply    D. anticipate

 The rain was heavy and _____ the land was flooded.

   A. consequently    B. constantly

   C. continuously    D. consistently

 I'd like to take _____ of this opportunity to thank you all for your cooperation.

A. profit  B. benefit  C. advantage  D. interests

Paper making began in China and from there it _____ to North Africa and Europe.

   A. sprang    B. spilled    C. carried    D. spread

A. densely    B. soundly    C. loudly    D. noisily

 The speaker _____ several other subjects in the course of his talk but mostly kept himself to the main topic.

   A. held on    B. worked out    C. touched on    D. kept out of

 It was a great _____ for him to be pleasant to people he didn't like.

        A. attempt                    B. trouble                   C. power                    D. effort

. She has lost her handbag with the _____ sum of $150 in it.

   A. extraordinary    B. important

   C. considerable     D. valuable

The current political _____ of our country is favorable for foreign investments.

A. climate    B. weather    C. state    D. occasion

The government placed _____ on the numbers of foreign cars that could be imported.

   A. limitations     B. restraint

   C. requirements    D. restrictions