Much to my surprise, only Peter_____my opinion at the meeting.

He _____ in a university for five years, but now he runs a company of his own.

The well-dressed gentleman______ to be a criminal, which , of course, surprised many readers.

If our car had not ________, we would have been here on time.

“A good child is one who _____ his mistakes,” most parents would say to their children.
A. is admitting            B. will admit     C. admitted           admits

A variety of vehicles _____ in a steady stream along the main road.
A. canoed       B. floated         C. jogged        flowed

Your article won’t _____ if you use too many technical terms in it.
A. get across      B. watch out       C. back out                go round

—Did you study Japanese?
—No, I didn’t. I just sort of _____ when I lived in Japan.
A. picked it up     B. gave it up       C. put it up                  took it up

It is believed that there’s little chance that mankind would _____ a nuclear war.
A. stand       B. persuade   C. transform          survive

    
23. —You started all the trouble.
—But I didn’t           to.