David was ____ in the second half of the football match after a serious knee injury.
#10570
A
scheduled
B
abandoned
C
reserved
D
substituted
In spite of his disappointment, he _______ a weak smile.
#10571
A
confirmed
B
persuaded
C
cancelled
D
Managed
The aim of education is to teach young people to think for themselves and not follow others ______ .
#10578
A
blindly
B
unwillingly
C
closely
D
carefully
No matter how carefully you plan your finances, no one can _____ when the unexpected will happen.
#10579
A
prove
B
imply
C
demand
D
predict
Last week a tennis ball hit me on the head, but I tried to _______ the pain, believing that it would go away sooner or later.
#10580
A
share
B
realize
C
ignore
D
cause
We most prefer to say yes to the ______ of someone we know and like.
#10581
A
attempts
B
requests
C
doubts
D
promises
My parents always _______ great importance to my getting a good education.
#10582
A
have
B
attach
C
accept
D
pay
I don’t believe what you said, but if you can prove it, you may be able to _________-me.
#10584
A
convince
B
inform
C
guarantee
D
refuse
Thanks for your directions to the house; we wouldn’t have found it ___.
#10585
A
nowhere
B
however
C
otherwise
D
instead
Top graduates from universities are ________ by major companies.
#10586
A
chased
B
registered
C
offered
D
compensated
Instead of blaming the child who had broken the vase, she gave him a ______smile and let him go.
#10587
A
cautious
B
grateful
C
tolerant
D
wild
What was so _____about Jasmine Westland’s victory was that she came first in the marathon bare-footed.
#10588
A
awful
B
essential
C
impressive
D
obvious
The old rules have to be _____because they only applied to the circumstances that existed when they were made a hundred years ago.
#10589
A
developed
B
established
C
observed
D
revised