They have earned lots of money, so I ________ believe that the business is a success．

A．mildly

B．firmly

C．actively

D．tightly

Once the new rules are made，what matters much next is how they will be ________ to all the members of the club．

A．devoted

B．referred

C．applied

D．directed

The boy made the same mistakes ________, which，of course，made his parents very angry．

A．over and over again

B．more or less

C．sooner or later

D．here and there

What ________ will it make whether Mr．Black tells us the story early or not?

A．sense

B．difference

C．mistake

D．use

I think it ________ that she should be knowledgeable about computers for her present job．

A．urgent

B．normal

C．essential

D．gifted

She knows how to make full use of her time and her parents never put ________ on her to work hard．

A．force

B．pressure

C．burden

D．weight

Even if the judge takes your side, you will have no chance to win the _________．

A．case

B．support

C．argument

D．charge

I guess we’ve already talked about this before but I’ll ask you again just _________．

A．by nature

B．in return

C．in case

D．by chance

Plan your shopping _________ time．Avoid last－minute rushes to the grocery store when you are hungry．

A．in front of

B．out of

C．ahead of

D．apart from

The teacher finally _________ his project to the school board for approval．

A．admitted

B．permitted

C．submitted

D．accused