He couldn't ____ his father that John was telling the truth.

A.convince B. believe C. ensure D. conceive

Learning a foreign language is a question of learning new skills, of ____ new knowledge.

A.getting B. achieving C. obtaining D. acquiring

Lenin stressed that it is precisely the people who ____ history.

A.invent 　　　　　　　　　　　 B. imagine 　　　　 　　　 C. create 　　 　　　　　　　　　　 D. discover

He is ____ his father.

A.something like B. anything like C. not something like D. like anything

When they met in the street, they pretended ____ each other.

A.not to know B. to not know 　　　　　　　　　 C. knowing not 　　　　 D. not knowing

--What happened to you?　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

--I felt a little sick and I ____ what I had eaten.

A.threw away 　　　　　　　 B. threw at 　　　　　　　 C. threw off 　　　　　　　　　　 D. threw up

The girl ____ her clothes and ____ herself into the sea.

A.threw off; jumped 　　　　　　 B. threw away; threw

C. threw off; threw 　 D. threw up; dropped

The prisoners became ____ in their attempts to escape.

A.despite B. discard C. desperate 　　　 D. desolate

With a nod of his head he ____ to me where I should sit.

A.told B. said 　　　　　　 C. indicated D. asked

One can't ____ perfection.

A.except 　　　　　　　　　　 B. expect 　　　　　　　　 C. respect 　　　　　　　　 D. inspect