Alice _____ her father that both she and her husband would be happy if he would live with them.
| A．convinced | B．reinforced | C．pledged | D．required |
______ would have been too embarrassed, but he walked right up and asked for her autograph.
| A．Someone else | B．Anyone else | C．Someone | D．Anyone |
German Chancellor Angela Merkel says united Europe could fail if Eurozone(欧元区) ______ over debt problems in Greece, Italy and other weaker economies.
| A．breaks up | B．breaks down | C．pulls up | D．pulls down |
Education is not an end, but a means to an end. ______, we do not educate children only for the aim of educating them.
| A．In the end | B．After all | C．In other words | D．In the meantime |
For 800 years Oxford and Cambridge universities ______ in everything from Nobel prizes to boat races.
| A．competed | B．had been competing |
| C．have competed | D．compete |
Encourage your children to try new things, but try not to ______ them too hard.
| A．draw | B．strike | C．rush | D．push |