Women prefer to buy food which has already been prepared ______it reaches the market．
| A．after | B．for | C．before | D．until |
. Probability is the mathematical study of the _____ of an event’s occurrence.
| A．desire | B．likelihood | C．result | D．effect |
. New mineral resources may be discovered during the forthcoming Antarctic _____.
| A．excursion | B．execution | C．extraction | D．expedition |
The government’s strong action demonstrated its _____ to crush the rebellion.
| A．energy | B．resistance | C．courage | D．determination |
. Jim was so badly burnt that at first they began to _____ of his life.
| A．despair | B．designate | C．disappoint | D．despise |
. As soon as the children were _____, their mother got them out of bed and into the bathroom.
| A．woke | B．waken | C．wake | D．awake |