Susan stayed awake in bed, watching the heavy rain beating ________ the windows.
A. on B. above C. against D. across
Frank put the medicine into a top drawer to make sure it would not be _______ to the kids.
A. accessible B. flexible
C. available D. agreeable
Greatly interested in the voluntary work, William and about 200 more college students ________ the application to the committee last week.
A. submitted B. permitted
C. admitted D. limited
— Haven’t met Mary lately. What has happened to her?
— Well, it’s about three months ________she worked here.
A. before B. after C. since D. when
Great inventors don’t ________ graduate from famous universities. Some didn’t even go to university.
A. likely B. necessarily
C. really D. merely
Mom told him he was forbidden to watch TV for a month. _______, he stormed out of the room.
A. In response B. In turn
C. In return D. In advance