Achieving a high degree of proficiency in English as a foreign language is not a mysterious _____ without scientific basis.
| A.process | B.practice | C.procedure | D.program |
When I opened the door, I found my father ______ in his chair, completely ______ in a magazine.
| A.seated; absorbed | B.seating; gathered |
| C.sat; losing | D.sitting; concentrated |
I feel it is you rather than the girl who ______ for being late for the speech.
| A.is to blame | B.are to blame | C.is to be blamed | D.are to be blamed |
I would rather you ______ me the truth; then what has happened would not have happened.
| A.to tell | B.tell | C.told | D.had told |
The book, which ______ children, became popular with adults.
| A.was planned for | B.was meant by | C.was intended for | D.was designed by |
Measures have to be taken to teach young people how to ______ themselves both in family and in school. They don’t know the basic manners. 
| A.do | B.perform | C.behave | D.work |