－Have you ________ your brother to give up smoking?

－No．I talked to him yesterday but he would have none of my advice．

A．persuaded

B．advised

C．promised

D．suggested

It is always the husband who ________ first when a quarrel breaks out between the young couple．

A．gives away

B．gives out

C．gives in

D．gives off

－Are your father ________ to give up smoking?

－Yes．And all the family have ________ to help him．

A．made up his mind; made up our minds

B．decided; decided

C．determined; determined

D．made up his mind; decided

Oh, it's you!I never ________ meeting here．How glad I am!

A．dreamed of we

B．dreamed our

C．dreamed of our

D．dreamed that we

Although born in China, ________ he is famous for his stories about New York City．

A．yet

B．but

C．and

D．however

All the students are familiar ________ these stories．

A．to

B．with

C．in

D．of

________, the hotel is near the sea and we can get a good view, ________ it costs reasonably．

A．For one thing; also

B．On the one hand; on other hand

C．In the one hand; in the other hand

D．On the one hand; for another thing

The new computer is used ________ the tickets which passengers buy．It also ________ a record of the date on which they will travel．

A．to record; keeps

B．for recording; sets

C．to recording; keeps

D．for record; sets

They were surprised that a child should work out the problem ________ they themselves couldn't．

A．once

B．then

C．while

D．if

It was only when I reread his poems recently ________ I began to appreciate their beauty．

A．until

B．that

C．then

D．so