My father ______ my brother for driving but he wanted to pick ______ the knowledge of the computer during his spare time.
| A．advised;up | B．persuaded;out | C．intended;up | D．managed;out |
However hard I tried, I just couldn’t ________ them of the truth of my story.
| A．remind | B．convince | C．rid | D．inform |
Yesterday, I met my old friend ________, which gave me a big surprise.
| A．in return | B．on purpose | C．by chance | D．in case |
With food, water and electricity ________, the villagers suffered a lot after the earthquake.
| A．cut down | B．cut up | C．cut off | D．cut in |
People in Tibet are ________ than they used to be.
| A．better off | B．worse off | C．well off | D．badly off |
I would rather ________ TV at home than ________ to the cinema.
| A．watch; go | B．watched; go |
| C．to watch; going | D．watching; to go |