Although different in many ways, the British and the Americans ________ many of the same customs．

A．make

B．take

C．share

D．give

If you leave, I'll have ________ friends here, so I won't stay ________．

A．not more; not longer

B．not more; no longer

C．no longer; no longer

D．no more; any longer

My interests include football, bowling and surfing the web ________ studying my favorite subjects．

A．instead of

B．as well as

C．less than

D．rather than

When the results of the election were ________, all the people present jumped with joy, talking with each other．

A．cried out

B．let out

C．announced

D．declared

He ________ that he would never go back on his words．

A．declared

B．told

C．reported

D．delivered

Alice trusts you, and only you can ________ her to give up the foolish idea．

A．suggest

B．attract

C．tempt

D．persuade

They didn't agree with us at first, but in the end we ________ them into carrying out the plan．

A．persuaded

B．tried to persuade

C．succeeded to persuade

D．advised

Your debt situation is only temporary, and it is within your ________ to resolve it．

A．energy

B．power

C．strength

D．force

They were delighted to do all in their ________ for Dorothy, who had set them free from slavery．

A．right

B．mind

C．strength

D．power

________ the time goes by, the young trees grow stronger．

A．As

B．With

C．When

D．While