The job applicant was not qualified for the vacant position as he didn't have the ________ experience as required for the job．

A．obvious

B．ambitious

C．relevant

D．apparent

After signing the contract, the two sides had a ________ handshake with each other and drank toasts to their friendship and cooperation．

A．firm

B．vivid

C．clumsy

D．grand

It's unwise of some parents to give their children too much money．________, they are too young to know how to spend it and will be spoiled．

A．In all

B．Above all

C．After all

D．All in all

Nowadays, some old traditions and customs in remote areas deserve to be ________．Otherwise, they are to die out in the near future．

A．put up

B．set up

C．kept up

D．held up

The newly-married couple are fully aware that if they don't ________ a certain amount of money for savings every month, they will be in financial difficulty soon．

A．set aside

B．hold back

C．pay off

D．cut out

More and more pop stars are found taking drugs in public places．Such ________ undoubtedly disappoints their adoring fans and has bad effects on teenagers．

A．anecdote

B．desire

C．fiction

D．conduct

The private place is only accessible to the royal family and those who have the ________ granted by the Queen．

A．certificate

B．privilege

C．dignity

D．elegance

As you ________ new words in context, it is a very good method for you to guess their meanings．

A．come about

B．come across

C．come out

D．come up

The good-for-nothing graduate's mind ________ when he learned that he could not get the graduation diploma because of his poor performance．

A．turned empty

B．became light

C．grew blind

D．went blank

I need to go back home before I ________ money．

A．is running out

B．run out

C．have run out of

D．is running out of