Electricity, like other forms of ______, has greatly increased in price in recent years.
| A．pressure | B．force | C．strength | D．energy |
Be careful how you _____ that jug, it will break very easily.
| A．pour | B．operate | C．handle | D．employ |
If we can _____ our present difficulties, then everything should be all right.
| A．get off | B．come across | C．come over | D．get over |
. Many university courses are not really _____ to the needs of students or their future employers.
| A．associated | B．relative | C．geared | D．sufficient |
Some areas, _____ their severe weather conditions, are hardly populated.
| A．due to | B．but for | C．in spite of | D．with relation to |
When the little child caught sight of the young woman _____ in white he started brawling immediately.
| A．dressed | B．wearing | C．worn | D．putting on |