After a short holiday, he _____ himself once more to his studies.

A. applied    B. converted    C. engaged    D. exerted

He left in such a hurry that I _____ had time to thank him.

A. almost    B. even    C. nearly    D. scarcely

He thought this was the first pair of shoes that had fitted him _____.

A. perfectly    B. justly    C. fairly    D. rightly

I _____ her not to walk on the thin ice but she would not listen to me.

A. warned    B. persuaded    C. suggested    D. noticed

He ate what he could, and gave the _____ of the food to the birds.

A. remain    B. uneaten    C. rest    D. part

When the big bills for mother's hospital care came, father was glad he had money in the bank to _____.

   A. fall short of    B. fall through

   C. fall back on     D. fall in with

I asked the tailor to make a small _____ to my trousers because they were too long.

A. change    B. variation    C. revision    D. alteration

The generation _____ makes it difficult for parents to understand their children's opinions.

   A. division    B. gap    C. separation    D. interval

When she heard from the hospital that her father had died, she _____ into tears.

   A. burst    B. went    C. exploded    D. fell

The police refused to _____ the clues they were working on.

        A. exhibit                    B. disclose                            C. expose                    D. discern