If we make ________ best of this new equipment, there will be ________ rise in our production this year．

/;/

the; a

/; a

/; the

They try to ________ him not to smoke so heavily, but he is so stubborn that it seems nothing can change his mind．

persuade

suggest

advise

command

After a lot of begging, my parents finally ________ and let me travel alone through the deep valley．

gave in

gave up

gave off

gave out

Though the price of gas has gone up a lot this year, the man doesn’t ________ it at all, for he has a well-paid job．

dream about

care about

take care of

think of

________ World Expo is regarded as the Olympic Games of the economy, science and technology, ________ expert said,

A; an

The; an

The; a

A; the

Not far from the club , there was a garden, ________ the owner always sat playing bridge(桥牌)with his children every afternoon．

whose

where

which

that

________ about the safety of her son, John's mother looked upset．

Concerning

Concerned

To concern

Concern

Though Jack is very young, he always keeps ________ in face of sudden danger．

Silent

quiet

still

calm

Good use of the weekend should be ________ to relax yourself after the five days’ hard work．

made

put

paid

found

We shouldn't ignore the important part that the PLA ________ in the battles against natural disasters．

took

played

had

got