21. We must try our best to lower the cost of our products.Otherwise the high cost will ____ our profit. A. cut off B. cut in C. cut short D. cut into ...
19. I left for the school earlier than usual this morning ____ traffic jam. A. in terms of B. in case of C. for the sake of D. at the risk of ...
17. Californians and New Englanders speak the same language and ____by the same federal laws. A. stand B. conform C. abide D. sustain ...
16. The boy slipped out of the room and headed for the swimming pool without his parents’____. A. command B. conviction C. consent D. compromise ...
15. American women were ____ the right to vote until 1920 after many years of hard struggle. A. ignored B. neglected C. denied D. refused ...
14. There was a large crowd of demonstrators ____ against the war. A. protecting B. preserving C. protesting D. prosecuting ...
11. He can't start the car because the battery has ____. A. run up B. run down C. run over D. run off ...
8. I ____you that the machine will arrive next week. A. insist B. confirm C. assure D. undertake ...
7. Difficulties and hardships have ____the best qualities of the young geologist. A. brought out B. brought about C. brought forth D. brought up ...
4. With prices ____so much, it’s hard for the company to plan a budget. A. fluctuating B. waving C. swinging D. vibrating ...