When their children lived far away from them , these old people felt ______from the world.

A. carried away           B. broken down

C. cut off               D. brought up

I hate it when she calls me at work—I’m always too busy to _____ a conversation with her.

A. carry on             B. break into

C. turn down             D. cut off

Mary was silent during the early part of the discussion but finally she ____ her opinion on the subject.

A. gave voice to              B. kept an eye on

C. turned a deaf ear of        D. set foot on

Parents should actively urge their children to______the opportunity to join sports teams.

A. gain admission to         B. keep track of

C. take advantage of          D. give rise to

Many businesses started up by college students have________thanks to the comfortable climatefor business creation.

A.fallen off            B. taken off

C. turned off           D. left off

Tony can hardly boil an egg，still ________  cook dinner.

A.less                B．little

C．much              D．more

A society cannot be successful if it throws tradition away, but it cannot be successful ________if we do something to stop progress.

A. either             B. neither

C. too                D. also

What a terrible experience! ________， you're safe now—that's the main thing.

A. Anyway              B. Besides

C. Otherwise          D. Therefore

Everything seemed to be going   ________   for the first two days after I moved to New York.

A．vividly              B．generally

C．frequently           D．smoothly

If we leave right away, ______, we’ll arrive on time.

A. hopefully              B. curiously

C. occasionally           D. gradually