Beginners are expected to be familiar with the ________ of the reading material before they come to the class.

A. condition B. concept C. contest D. content

The man _____ a brave face and accepted the challenge.

A. took out B. pulled up C. shut in D. put on

The major theme in the ____ issue of the best-selling monthly magazine will be "Love and Peace."

A. forthcoming B. expensive C. brilliant D. ambitious

—— Your tie looks smart. It ＿＿＿with your shirt perfectly.

   —— Thanks. I’m glad you like it.

A. matches     B. meets     C. agrees     D. goes

A good writer must ＿＿what he writes with what has happened around him.

  A. connect      B. think      C. join      D. know

If people keep polluting the rivers, no fish there will survive ______.

A. at all cost B. for a long while C. in the long run D. by no means

If the children are badly ____  they behave badly.

A. brought in        B. brought up        C. brought about     D. brought back

In our schoolrthe women teachers ____ 56 percent of the staff.

A. turn up       B. stand for         C. make up          D. send up

If the car won’t start, _____ it.

A. try push     B. try pushing

C. to try pushing    D. to try to push

When I handed the report to John, he said that George was the person _______.

A. to send       B. for sending it

C. to send it to       D. for sending it to