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

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

 Tom is so stubborn and careful a man, that it took five hours to_______ him of my good idea and to give up his.

A. ask       B. convince       C. remind      D. inform

 Before making your speech, you’d better ________ your thoughts and ideas.

A. collect　　　　B. gather　　　　 C. get　　　　　 D. prepare

 His father died and _____ him a lot of money.

A. gave                   B. left                     C. sent                    D. offered

 A bullet was shot out of the dark cold hole of the rifle and ______ its target without the slightest error as its master’s wish.

A. reached                        B. noticed                     C. reflected                   D. found

 They        their side of the field very well.

A. defended           B. protected                 C. keep                    D. prevent

 He was suddenly ________ with a strange illness when he was about to finish his work.

A. seized    B. caught    C. hit       D. controlled

 --- Is Peter there?

--- _____________, please. I’ll see if I can find him for you.

A. Hold up      B. Hold on      C. Hold out     D. Hold off

 Fred entered without knocking and, very out of breath, sank _______ a chair.

A. on          B. off         C. into              D. to

 After studying in a medical college for five years, Jane ______ her job as a doctor in the countryside.

A. set out             B. took over              C. took up        D. set up