Traditionally, people make cakes ________ chicken, duck, tortoise, pig, cow or sheep with rice flour to celebrate the festivals．

A．in memory of

B．in honour of

C．in the shape of

D．in the name of

As is known to all language learners, the newly learnt words will soon be forgotten unless ________ used in everyday communication．

A．gradually

B．selflessly

C．fluently

D．frequently

It was pretty ________ from her voice that she was playing a trick on all of us．

A．curious

B．obvious

C．religious

D．energetic

The old man was almost dying, terrified with darkness and loneliness．He really ________ love and care．

A．turned up

B．relied on

C．starved for

D．won back

Too much importance shouldn't be ________ the speech of the chairman, for he has always been giving a boring report like that．

A．admitted to

B．devoted to

C．responded to

D．attached to

To be sure, the new cut in interest rate(利率)is ________ to improve economic performance in all these fields．

A．balanced

B．meant

C．limited

D．combined

When I was in kindergarten, I was often ________ by my teachers to be polite to the adults．

A．reminded

B．forgiven

C．allowed

D．impressed

To make members of team perform better, the trainer first of all has to know their ________ and weaknesses．

A．strengths

B．benefits

C．techniques

D．abilities

After searching the mall for a whole afternoon, the mom finally bought a nice skirt, as a present for her young daughter, at a ________ yesterday．

A．discount

B．bargain

C．pay

D．cost

They have an ________ to travel abroad．

A．wish

B．hope

C．itch

D．dream