Although the working mother is very busy, she still ________ a lot of time to ________ children．

A．devotes, look after

B．spends, looking after

C．devotes, looking after

D．provides, looking after

Once you have decided to buy an expensive article, you had better ________ an expert on it．

A．ask

B．advise

C．consult

D．find

Go and ask for help．The bull got ________ in the pond．

A．sticking

B．caught

C．killed

D．stuck

Gradually they ________ a knowledge of French during their stay in France．

A．learned

B．got

C．acquired

D．achieved

He made a mistake, but then he corrected the situation ________ it got worse．

A．until

B．when

C．before

D．as

He is in trouble now and I’m sure he is ________ want of our help．

A．on

B．under

C．with

D．in

The man we followed suddenly stopped and looked as if ________ whether he was going in the right direction．

A．seeing

B．having seen

C．to have seen

D．to see

Finnish President said Finland-China relations had progressed ________ with fruitful co-operated in new and high-tech fields．

A．peacefully

B．highly

C．quietly

D．smoothly

Few of them were ________ of what an unpleasant person he really was．

A．known

B．expected

C．aware

D．proud

－Have you heard that Tom has passed his driving test?

－Oh!That’s great of him!I’ll go and ________ him ________ that．

A．celebrate; for

B．admire; on

C．wish; for

D．congratulate; on