.
After the quarrel, I tried all my best to fix the misunderstanding between us, but all my efforts seemed ______.
| A．in trouble | B．in case | C．in time | D．in vain |
Yesterday I was invited to the dinner at invited to the dinner at ____.
| A．Turners | B．the Turners | C．Turners’ | D．The Turners’ |
I tried every _____ to make him give up smoking.
| A．mean | B．ways | C．meaning | D．means |
Being poor, she had to borrow a new ____so as to attend the party.
| A．cloth | B．clothes | C．clothing | D．dress |
. In order to learn the _____ of the family business, Bill took a job as messenger boy in one of the offices.
A. ins and outs B. dos and don’ts C. heads and tails D t’s and i’s
Shelly had prepared carefully for her English examination so that she could be sure of passing it on her first ____ .
| A．intention | B．attempt | C．purpose | D．desire |