Her_____ for writing was a desire for women to get the right to higher education.

A. motivation              B. qualification

C. talent                 D. technique

—Could you tell me the____  of making such tasty cakes?

— Well, I just follow the directons in the cookbook.

A. feature                 B. plan

C. cost                    D. trick

The paper is due next month, and I am working seven days ______ week, often long into______night.

A. a; the                B. the; 不填

C. a; a                 D. 不填；the

They chose Tom to be ___captain of the team because they knew he was __smart leader.

A. a; the         B. the; the

C. the; a        D. a; a

I can’t tell you _______ way to the Wilsons’ because we don’t have _______ Wilson here in the village.

A. the; a         B. a; /

C. a; the         D. the; /

One of the most effective ways to reduce______ is to talk about feeling with someone you trust.

A. production            B. stress

C. energy                D. passive

Brian is gifted in writing music; he is very likely to beBeethoven.

A. a                 B. an

C. the                D. 不填

______more learned a man is, ______more modest be usually become.

A. The ; the           B. A; a

C. The ; a              D. A; the

The failure was a big__________to him, but he wasn't discouraged and soon got as enthusiastic as ever.

A. blow             B. issue

C. excuse          D. Factor

—Go and say sorry to your Mom, Dave.

—I’d like to, but I’m afraid she won’t be happy with my ______ .

A. requests           B. excuses

C. apologies       D. regrets