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They want to employ 90 people, __________last year.
| A．three times as many as | B．more than three times |
| C．as three times as | D．three times that they did |
What made me sad was that she __________ not to see me when I said hello to her.
| A．assumed | B．pretended | C．determined | D．guessed |
Is it just a(n) _________ that the wife of the man who ran the competition won the first prize?
| A．coincidence | B．accident | C．wonder | D．compromise |
I could not find out from Jim whether he wants to come or not; he would not __________ himself.
| A．commit | B．express | C．behave | D．cheat |
It’s useless trying to _________ her that she doesn’t need to lose any weight.
| A．believe | B．convince | C．warn | D．ensure |
I think we should __________ the cost equally among us.What do you think?
| A．divide | B．distribute | C．separate | D．expand |