In my opinion, it is not so helpful to give someone some bread as it is important to teach him how to ________．

A．make a life

B．make progress

C．make sense

D．make his way

What a pity! I missed meeting my boss at the airport because my car was ________ in the traffic jam．

A．broken up

B．kept back

C．held up

D．kept on

He moved to a foreign country, where he had to ________ himself to the new customs and habits．

A．adapt

B．adopt

C．fit

D．suit

There being no witness on the spot, the police were delayed by the ________ of information about the crime．

A．analysis

B．disappearance

C．absence

D．consideration

The Foreign Minister's Five-day visit to this island country, ________to promote the relationship between them, turned out to be a failure because of their differences about nuclear weapons．

A．intending

B．intends

C．to intend

D．intended

Scientists are convinced ________ the positive effect of laughter________ physical and mental health．

A．of, at

B．by, in

C．of, on

D．on, at

At school, some students are active ________ some are shy, yet they can be good friends with one another．

A．while

B．although

C．so

D．as

The headmaster will not permit the change in the course, nor ________it a thought．

A．does he even give

B．he even gives

C．will he even give

D．he will even give

We're having a meeting in half an hour．The decision ________ at the meeting will influence the future of our company．

A．to be made

B．being made

C．made

D．having been made

George is going to talk about the geography of his country, but I'd rather he________ more on its culture．

A．focus

B．focused

C．will focus

D．had focused