From the cheers and shouts of _________, I gathered that he was winning the race.
| A．promise | B．urgency | C．encouragement | D．hesitation |
Believe it or not, if you learn to be independent ________ your family, you shall survive __________ any disaster in store for you.
| A．from; from | B．from; / |
| C．of; from | D．of; / |
I agree with most of what you said, but I don't agree with __________.
| A．everything | B．anything |
| C．something | D．nothing |
A few __________ looked at him curiously when he suddenly stopped and burst out crying.
| A．passers-by | B．passer-bys |
| C．passers-bys | D．passer-by |
With so many children playing outside and making so much noise, he seemed unable to __________ on his homework.
| A．connect | B．concentrate |
| C．fix | D．fill |
Great attention must be paid __________ welfare, especially in the poor area.
| A．develop | B．to develop |
| C．to developing | D．developing |