Recently unemployment has been brought down－things are beginning to _________ gradually．

A．build up

B．set up

C．keep up

D．pick up

Cities _________ by deaths and injuries of pedestrians(行人)are taking efforts to make crosswalks safer for people on foot, especially seniors and children．

A．abandoned

B．attacked

C．alarmed

D．aroused

As is expected, the national new holiday system includes several traditional festivals, definitely _________ a trend towards more traditional value among the Chinese．

A．acknowledging

B．indicating

C．declining

D．revising

Good teachers should not only meet the academic qualifications, but have the ability to _________ convey their knowledge to their students．

A．narrowly

B．roughly

C．adequately

D．casually

Coupled with the aging of the baby-boom generation, a longer life means that the nation’s elderly population is _________ to expand significantly over the next 50 years．

A．unlikely

B．content

C．vital

D．bound

After a day of hard work, we are so lucky to enjoy varieties of recreational activities, most of which are carefully designed and can be _________ to us．

A．theoretical

B．beneficial

C．thoughtful

D．distinct

Countries across Asia and beyond are reporting small amounts of radiation from the disabled nuclear reactors in Japan．But officials say these levels are not a _________ to public health．

A．threat

B．mess

C．thrill

D．panic

To make members of a team perform better, the trainer first of all has to know their _________ an weaknesses．

A．strengths

B．benefits

C．techniques

D．values

The door opened and _________ with a group of his classmates behind, with sweat on each face．

A．rushed in the boy

B．in rushed the boy

C．in did the boy rush

D．in did rush the boy

When there were no lights in the caves, people had to _________ their way in and out．

A．lose

B．force

C．feel

D．squeeze