In order to learn the _______ of the family business, Bill took a job as messenger boy in one of the offices.
| A．ins and outs | B．dos and don’ts |
| C．heads and tails | D．t’s and i’s |
Wealth is important but as a matter of fact , I think , _____ is health that counts.
| A．which | B．what | C．there | D．it |
----Did you finish reading that long novel?
----No, I ran out of ______. It’s too long and I only completed half of it.
| A．sympathy | B．devotion | C．patience | D．strength |
The government will take some effective measures to control the heavy smog_____the northern China.
| A．blankets | B．to be blanketed | C．blanketing | D．blanketed |
She cared more about her students than her own health. That’s why two years passed _____ she was treated for breast cancer.
| A．since | B．before | C．after | D．until |
The early pioneers had to many hardships to settle on the new land.
| A．go into | B．go along with | C．go back on | D．go through |