Little Jerry was interested in stories about undersea exploration, so he gave all his pocket money to his brother ________ the novel based on such a story.
A. in favor of B. in exchange for
C. in need of D. in place of
Hannah was busy with work then but she still tried her best to some time from her tight schedule to visit her mother.
A. cut out B. squeeze out
C. leave out D. dig out
No doubt, the more one is _______ the foreign language environment, the better he or she will learn the language.
A. referred to B. caught in
C. kept up D. exposed to
According to some signs, some experts have _______ that the global economy is beginning to recover little by little.
A. covered B. examined
C. concluded D. checked
The report that he _______ at the meeting yesterday was very good and was agreed upon.
A. processed B. applied
C. assessed D. submitted
Mr. Johnson was so much afraid of losing his job that he had to _______ his pride when the boss called him names in public.
A. abuse B. clarify
C. decline D. swallow
