. This is Sports News. The Lakers ____ again last night. The Nets beat them to nothing.
| A．defeated | B．missed | C．won | D．lost |
In my opinion, more importance should be ________ to developing students’ abilities to solve problems.
| A．devoted | B．applied | C．compared | D．attached |
Mother keeps telling me not to waste money because money is difficult ________ nowadays.
| A．earned | B．earning | C．to earn | D．to be earned |
The villagers collected money to set up a monument ________ those who died in the great earthquake.
| A．in charge of | B．in place of | C．in need of | D．in memory of |
Sir, you are not allowed to enter the building without our manager’s ________.
| A．permission | B．attention | C．application | D．protection |
－Does coffee really help when you have to work late into night?
－Yes. As far as I’m concerned, I feel very ________ after a coffee.
| A．wild | B．sensitive | C．energetic | D．attractive |