—I wonder why he has been acting so strangely these days．
—Recent pressure at work may ____ his behavior．
| A．account for | B．call for | C．change for | D．stand for |
This article may shock some sensitive readers, I offer my apologies in advance.
| A．from whom | B．for whom | C．to whom | D．towards whom |
After years of hard work, he has at last achieved his lifelong __________ of launching a newspaper, which is very popular with teenagers.
| A．motivation | B．appetite | C．ambition | D．privilege |
He lay in bed，listening to the rain the window．
| A．hitting | B．defeating | C．beating | D．striking |
—It seems that Westerners seldom give their friends financial help．
—Maybe．For them friendship is mostly matter of providing emotional support and spending time together．
| A．／；the | B．the；a | C．／；a | D．a; the |
— Could you turn the TV down a little bit? — ______. Is it disturbing you?
| A．Take it easy. | B．I’m sorry. | C．Not a bit | D．It depends |