What limited money the able housewife made full use of ________ such a big family!

A．to support

B．support

C．supporting

D．supported

－Your brother is very careful and honest．

－I agree．What he has just done ________ itself．

A．speaks out

B．thinks of

C．speaks for

D．thinks out

－Why didn’t you help the little boy?

－Oh, sorry．He had struggled to his feet ________ I ran over．

A．before

B．after

C．until

D．since

10 percent of the workers’ salary was ________ by the employer for no right reason．

A．kept away

B．kept off

C．kept back

D．kept up

Tom did very well in the last exam and much to my joy, Mary did no ________ than Tom．

A．better

B．worse

C．faster

D．further

It’s said that it’s thanks to so many common understandings ________ they signed an agreement on peaceful development．

A．why

B．that

C．so

D．which

－What do you think of my work, Miss Kate?

－I’ll come ________ to the point－your work isn’t good enough．

A．friendly

B．straight

C．honestly

D．politely

The sunspot came into its active stage, ________ that happens once every eleven years．

A．one

B．it

C．the one

D．what

－Did the policeman let you in?

－No, ________ I told him who I was．

A．if

B．once

C．as though

D．even if

Everything has two sides．Beautiful songs, sometimes, ________ be just noise to others．

A．must

B．may

C．should

D．could