Two of my friends are having their weddings on the same day, and I'm in a real ________ about which one to go to．

situation

choice

trick

dilemma

We have our bad times but on the whole we're ________ happy．

rarely

merely

fairly

chiefly

Linda acts as if she were the boss, ________ people around．

ordered

ordering

to order

having ordered

We've got a general idea of what we want, but nothing ________ at the moment．

concrete

ordinary

standard

abstract

The company needs to improve its communication system to show that it ________ all its staff．

consults

values

educates

attaches

Yuan Longping, known as the “father of hybrid rice”, doesn't care about money or about _________ people call “position”．

that

such

what

which

I will be surprised if you can get Calvin, who is a close-fisted man, _________ these donation draw tickets from you．

buy

buying

buys

to buy

Don't believe him．He is just _________ an excuse．

making out

making up of

making up

making from

The two little girls _________ good friends but for the attack of some outside force．

could have been

had been

were

must be

Jack was still very calm, _________ the quarrel with the boss, and greeted every person he met on the way back to his office．

despite of

due to

at risk

in spite of