____ the end of the performance did the audience get the chance to take photos with the respectable actor．
| A．At | B．By | C．Up to | D．Not until |
High interest rates _____ people from borrowing money.
| A．discourage | B．decrease | C．disturb | D．disgust |
He was afraid that the branch might bend over and break, and he would be sent _____ to the ground.
| A．crashing | B．throwing | C．rushing | D．dropping |
Do you think a wife should _____ her habits and tastes to those of her husband?
| A．comply | B．confirm | C．consent | D．conform |
They always kept on good _____ with their next-door neighbors for the children's sake.
| A．friendship | B．relations | C．intentions | D．terms |
People who live in a small village are bound to see a good _____ of each other.
| A．sum | B．quantity | C．deal | D．amount |