The school should _____ immediately to the parents’ request that students attend classes on Sundays.

   A. answer       B. obey       C. follow       D. respond

 We have been told that under no circumstances _____ the telephone in the office for personal affairs.

   A. may we use      B. we may use      C. we could use      D. did we use

 You must be there within an hour. There should be no _____ in sending the information.

   A. question      B. hesitation      C. delay       D. problem

 _____ with a large family, poor Jack had to work hard day and night.

   A. Burdened     B. Burdening     C. To be burdened       D. Having burdened

 The needle treatment ______ the ancient times in China is gradually accepted by experts in medicine in other countries.

   A. which dated from     B. dated from     C. dating from    D. which was dated back to

 Don’t let yourself be ______ doing anything you don't want to do.

  A. talked over     B. talked into     C. talked back      D. talked with

 In fact the US Congress _____ the British Parliament as they both have the right to make laws.

  A. agrees to       B. corresponds to      C. tends to      D. sacrifices to

 Your failure in the final exam is due to the fact that you didn’t _____ enough importance to your English.

  A. attend      B. attack       C. attach       D. obtain

 In the past people lived a hard life becausethe harvest was _____ the weather.

  A. because      B. thankful to       C. at the mercy of    D. owed to

 In his speech he ______ to the great help the club received from supporters.

  A. referred       B. mentioned       C. commented D. remarked