Your ideas are very interesting, but we need ______ suggestions to get us out of the mess.

A．impressive        B．similar            C．traditional         D．practical

Play, often ______ as an activity for younger children, is still important in the social development of teenagers.

A．to see            B．seeing            C．seen             D．to be seen

Encourage your children to try new things, but try not to ______ them too hard.

A．draw             B．strike             C．rush             D．push

For 800 years Oxford and Cambridge universities ______ in everything from Nobel prizes to boat races.

A．competed                             B．had been competing

C．have competed                         D．compete

Education is not an end, but a means to an end. ______, we do not educate children only for the aim of educating them.

A．In the end         B．After all           C．In other words      D．In the meantime

German Chancellor Angela Merkel says united Europe could fail if Eurozone(欧元区) ______ over debt problems in Greece, Italy and other weaker economies.

A．breaks up         B．breaks down       C．pulls up           D．pulls down

______ would have been too embarrassed, but he walked right up and asked for her autograph.

A．Someone else      B．Anyone else       C．Someone          D．Anyone

This approach, ______ more expensive than the basic one, provides us with considerably more usage flexibility.

A．as               B．since             C．while             D．if

As is known to all language learners, newly learnt words will soon be forgotten unless ______ used in everyday communication.

A．exactly           B．finally            C．gradually          D．frequently

 Washington ______ get very hot and sticky in summertime. July and August are usually the warmest months.

A．must             B．can              C．should            D．might