“Perhaps we need to send for Dr．Smith to see what we can do about it,” Father suggested ________ to his neighbor who had come to discuss the problem．

A．tentatively

B．thoughtlessly

C．definitely

D．rudely

The furniture, with its modern style and bright colors, suits modern houses and their gardens, but looks ________ in the garden of a traditional home．1

A．out of question

B．out of order

C．out of sight

D．out of place

I'm so glad you've come here to ________ this matter in person．

tick to/look fore to ________ neutral

A．lead to

B．see to

C．turn to

D．refer to

Walking alone in the dark, the boy whistled to ________ his courage．

A．hold up

B．keep up

C．set up

D．take up

Finally, my thanks go to my tutor, who has offered a lot of suggestions and comments on my paper and ________ every page of my draft．

A．approved

B．quoted

C．polished

D．folded

Two lawyers have donated ＄50,000 to ________ our school's campaign “Help the Needy”, which was started by our former headmaster three years ago．

A．sponsor

B．launch

C．organize

D．plan

To make members of a team perform better, the trainer first of all has to know

their ________ and weaknesses．

A．strengths

B．benefits

C．techniques

D．values

The folks were delighted at the message of their relatives ________ that mine explosion．

A．survived

B．to survive

C．were surviving

D．surviving

I think you could complain, ________, of course, you are happy with the way thing s are．

A．which

B．that

C．unless

D．where

________ his financial problems, his wife also left him, which made him very depressed．

A．In case of

B．Except

C．On top of

D．On account of