7. Though　 we made every effort to try to persuade him to stop smoking, it proved to be _______.

A. in debt　　　 B. in terror　

C. in vain　　 　D. in part

6. By refusing to _______ his parents? decision,he couldn’t get the financial support from his family, and had to borrow money from a bank to set up his small business.

A. admit to　　 　　B. give in　　

C. submit to　　　 D. permit to

5. He was _______ of selling state secrets and arrested last month.

A. doubled　　 B. suspected　　

C. expected　 　D. inspected

4. You have the _______ of working hard and being successful or of not working hard and being unsuccessful.

A. choice　　 B. selection　

C. option　 　D. alternative

3. He lost the _______ of speech at the age of 2 as a result of a terrible disease.

A. strength　　 B. force

C. power　　 　D. energy

2. Older people may seek their own friends rather than become too emotionally _______ their children.

A. dependent on　　　 　B. curious about　　

C. fond　 of　　　　　 D. careful of

从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

1. The volcano eruption last year, as was reported, _______ many people’s lives.

A. claimed　　　 B. survived　

C. missed　　　 　D. saved

5. 问题是她为什么决定接受在纽约的那份工作。(The question is why ...)

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4. 杰克不仅是一名讲师，他还是一位作家。(more than)

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3. 为了让你的梦想得以实现，我会尽全力帮你。(in order for sth.to be done)

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