He had to pause from time to time to wipe the sweat from his forehead, because the air­conditioning system ________．

A．broke in  B．broke up

C．broke out  D．broke down

To be great, you must be smart, confident, and, ________， honest.

A．therefore  B．above all

C．however  D．after

—Can you help me with the maths homework, mom?

—You can't always ________others' help for your homework.Do it by yourself this time, dear.

A．wait on  B．rely on

C．insist on  D．turn on

As far as I know, he is a serious man and you'd better not ________ jokes on him.

A．take  B．bring  C．make  D．put

Many people are quite at a loss as to what to do________a real fire.

A．in honor of  B．in need of

C．in case of  D．in form of

Well­known sportsmen can ________ large sums of money from manufacturers by advertising clothes and equipment.

A．form  B．earn  C．deal  D．affect

The warning of the storm, ________ over the radio and on TV, spread quickly through the province.

A．broadcasting  B．having broadcast

C．broadcast  D．to be broadcast

The eyes are more ________ to light in childhood than in adult life, so a mother should not expose the eyes of her baby directly to bright light such as bathroommaster.

A．familiar  B．available

C．contradictory  D．sensitive

In recent years, parents have been ________ a great deal of importance to the education of their children.

A．attaching  B．attracting

C．attacking  D．assigning

The detective, ________ to be reading a newspaper, glanced at the man ________ next to a woman.

A．pretending; seated  B．pretended; seated

C．pretending; seat  D．pretended; seating