24. ---By the way, what’s your opinion about that, Jack?
---To be practical, I prefer to live in the country farming ______ stay in the city living poorly.
| A．rather than | B．would rather | C．more than | D．had better |
Too much importance shouldn’t be ______ the speech of the chairman, for he has always been giving a boring report like that.
| A．admitted to | B．devoted to | C．responded to | D．attached to |
To be sure, the new cut in interest rate（利率）is _______ to improve economic performance in all these fields.
| A．balanced | B．meant | C．limited | D．combined |
When I was in kindergarten, I was often _____ by my teachers to be polite to the adults.
| A．reminded | B．forgiven | C．allowed | D．impressed |
—Have you heard that Tom was given a good beating by his father last night?
—He _____ it. He was making trouble everywhere all the time.
| A．made | B．got | C．gained | D．deserved |
To make members of team perform better, the trainer first of all has to know their _____ and weaknesses.
| A．strengths | B．benefits | C．techniques | D．abilities |