Spectators of horse racing come primarily to ________ the result of each race.
A. predict B. gamble C. bet D. bet upon
The NBA ______ of having the best basketball players in the world/
A. praises B. boasts C. claims D. prides
The plan was that the two parties should first reach an agreement on the basic ______, the details to be worked out later.
A. standard B. practice C. habit D. principle
He was in hospital for six months. He felt as if he was ______ from the outside world.
A. cut out B. cut off C. cut up D. cut through
His wife is constantly finding ______ with him, which makes him very angry.
A. errors B. shortcomings C. fault D. flaw
I think it _____ that she should be knowledgeable about computers for her present job.
A. urgent B. normal C. essential D. temporary
