The company ______ that a new petrol station (should) be built here.
| A．ordered | B．insisted | C．suggested | D．demanded |
Spend the least time on those things that are completely_______, and figure out what you can do practically to make a difference．
| A．out of shape | B．out of control |
| C．out of practice | D．out of touch |
The novel, which he has been writing in the past five years, is ________ finished．He has only a few small changes to make in it．
| A．virtually | B．occasionally |
| C．universally | D．Considerably |
George Bush, the former US president, has taken up oil painting since he left the White House, revealing that painting _______ his relaxed lifestyle．
| A．allowed for | B．consisted in |
| C．stuck to | D．contributed to |
Teenagers set off in new directions in music．But somehow they all ________ crowding round listening to the same record．
| A．turn up | B．set up | C．end up | D．wake up |
Actually, creative thinkers rarely come up with new ideas; instead, they ________ old ideas into new ones, adapting them from one context to another
| A．condemn | B．convert | C．contrast | D．Contradict |