Let the motor ____ until it warms up.

A.run                          B. move                             C. motion                    D. go 

They are only teenagers, so their parents ____ them to smoke.

A.prohibit                    B. forbid                            C. ignore                     D. block

Their parents ____ them to drink.

A.prohibit                    B. forbid                            C. ignore                     D. block

The incident has further increased the ____ between the two countries.

A.admission                       B. permission                     C. division                   D. tension

Her friend Martin was very sick with a high fever; ____, he could neither eat nor sleep.

A.as a result                       B. after all                   C. any way                 D. otherwise

The pain in his back ____ from a fall several years ago.

A.terminates                       B. ends                        C. results                    D. is due

How far is it ____ here ____ the post office?

A.to; to                              B. from; to                  C. from; from                    D. /; to

Dick is suffering ____ a cold which he caught ____ his classmates.

A.from; in                   B. by; from                 C. from; from                    D. by; in

The bosses knew that Joe was the soul of the strike and decided to ____ him.

A.got rid B. get rid C. got rid of D. get rid of

The moment she meets difficult problem, she often ____.

A.scratch surface B. start from scratch C. scratch her head D. scratches her head