—Dad, I have been appointed as manager of our company, but I’m worried about it.
—Why worry? Increased responsibility can ______ your best qualities.
A. bring in B. bring about C. bring up D. bring out
The doctor is skilled at treating heart trouble and never accepts any gift from his patients, so he has a very good ______.
A. expectation B. reputation
C. contribution D. civilization
—Why? Where is the key to the sound lab?
—Dear me! You _____ it in the taxi！
A. have never left B. haven’t left
C. never left D. didn’t leave
Idioms often use a number of words to represent a single object, person or concept, ______, and it is easy to misunderstand what you read or hear spoken.
A. among other things B. on the contrary
C. by all means D. above anything else
The new method is indeed advanced and effective, quite different from _____ already in use.
A. it B. what C. that D. which
She would move quietly up to the sparrow on a small tree just to get a better look, her face __________ with childlike expressions at one of God’s simple wonders.
A. shone B. shining
C. having shone D. being shone
