If you don’t work hard, it will be of no________ for others to help you.

A. sympathy               B. significance           C. relation             D. sign

________2010 in China , the number of students ________to study art is rising a lot.

A. Compared with; choosing                                B. Comparing to; choose 

C. Comparing with; chosen                             D. Compared to; choosing

A new study shows older men          a lack of deep sleep are nearly twice as likely to develop high blood pressure.

A. suffering for     B. who is suffering       C. who suffer from        D. who suffer to

What parents say and do in daily life usually have a(n) _________ influence on their child.

A. practical                   B. avoidable               C. beneficial                   D. permanent 

          a lift on her way , Jenny finally managed to get to the station in time.

A. offered                B. offer                 C. offering               D. to offer

My son prefers us to email each other once a week        spend half an hour on the phone every night.

A. other than        B. rather than               C. otherwise                 D. instead of 

Children should be encouraged to try new things but should not be        too hard.

A. drawn              B. stroke               C. rushed                         D. pushed

---- Sorry, I have to ______ now. It’s time for class.

---- OK, I’ll call back later.

A. hang up       B. break up                    C. give up                D. hold up

Please arrange an interview with the manger tomorrow, or       it is convenient to him.

A. whenever           B. however                 C. whichever                     D. wherever

The wet weather will continue tomorrow, when a cold front________ to arrive.?

A. will be expected    B. is expecting?              C. expects                  D. is expected