________ with the speech ________ by the graduate, the boss determined to give him a job offer．

Impressed; delivered

Impressing; directed

Impressed; inspired

Impressing; commented

The idea that China has been in the first ________ of world powers is more or less subjective．

rate

rank

stage

pace

The accused man ________ himself by saying that he killed the man totally out of self-defense and it was completely an accident．

guarded

protected

defended

prevented

Learning that their only son was sound and safe ________ the family ________．

laid; at ease

made; in ease

set; with ease

put; at ease

________ can you expect to get a pay rise．

With hard work

Although work hard

His working hard

Only with hard work

The cartoon movie, originally ________ teenagers, has turned out to appeal to adults so much．

crowded in

referred to

intended for

set on

________ it matters, but how did you spend so much money in such a short period of time?

Now that

So that

Only that

Not that

Finding her Porsche 911 stolen, ________．

a policeman was asked to help

it was searched for everywhere

she hurried to a policeman for help

the area was searching thoroughly

With the help of his friends, he has ________ a good business over the years．

built up

made up

grown up

picked up

Much ________ Maggie’s regret, she saw her son cross for ________．

to; having not been invited

for; having not been invited

for; not having been invited

to; not having been invited