76. He cut the apple ________, and gave the big to his little sister.
| A．into half | B．into halves | C．in halves | D．in the half |
You have to be a fairly good speaker to ______ listeners’ interest for over an hour.
| A．hold | B．make | C．improve | D．receive |
I _____ it as a basic principle of the company that suppliers of raw materials should be given a fair price for their products.
| A．make | B．look | C．take | D．think |
The fact that she never apologized ______ a lot about what kind of person she is.
| A．says | B．talks | C．appears | D．declares |
—I’m still working on my project.
—Oh, you’ll miss the deadline. Time is ______.
| A．running out | B．going out | C．giving out | D．losing out |
-----Are you happy with your new computer?
----- No, it is _______ me a lot of trouble.
| A．showing | B．leaving | C．giving | D．sparing |