The mother’s advice fell ______deaf ears again. It’s no use ____________ to her.
A. on; talking B. with; to talk C. to; talk
We have made a great ________, but we failed __________.
A. progress; by chance
B. deal; by accident
C. effort; by mistake
The new shopping mall was ________ last year. It soon became popular ______ young people.
A. come up; on
B. built up; between
C. set up; among
The ________ of this film was once a ________actor. So lots of his fans want to see the new film.
A. direct; famous
B. director; celebrated
C. direction; humorous
The company has sent _____________ food to the disaster area.
A. a large number of
B. a large amount of
C. large quantity of
The lights __________ went off before we took out the candles.
A. immediately B. finally C. suddenly
