Extra lessons on Sundays put ______ pressure on students, who already have ______ homework.

A. many; much of
B. more; many of
C. more; piles of
D. many; plenty of

I feel it is you ______ your parents who ______ for the spoiled child.

A. rather than; is to be blamed
B. other than; are to be blamed
C. rather than; are to blame
D. other than; are to blame

Some international organizations provide easy ______ to hospitals and clinics for low-income families.

A. protection
B. allowance
C. access
D. prevention

— Did the speaker say anything that ______ you especially?
— Not really. Actually I slept through his speech.

A. appealed to
B. attached to
C. adapted to
D. got across

_____ the rising birth rate and immigration, the declining death rate also resulted in the population growth.

A. In terms of
B. In addition to
C. In consequence of
D. In spite of

I have sent the mail of complaining the bad quality of the air conditioner I bought this summer.
But no one has yet _____ to my complaints.

A. apologized
B. admitted
C. responded
D. answered

We can not ignore the fact that the cost of consumption articles (消费品) is the first  _____ as far as
most ordinary people are concerned.

A. consideration
B. emergency
C. kindness
D. determination

Many people believe we are heading for environmental disaster unless we _____ change the way we live.

A. fundamentally.
B. deliberately.
C. unconsciously
D. absurdly

The boss of the company is as  _____ as a young man and hates sitting around doing nothing at all.

A. enthusiastic
B. sensitive
C. energetic
D. talkative

The woman was sad after she lost her only son in the earthquake. Her friend helped her go
through the difficult period and she finally _____.

A. kept up.
B. cheered up.
C. turned up.
D. called up.