--- Is your new team-mate a good guy?
--- Yes. He is kind, skillful, hard-working and intelligent; ____, I can’t speak too highly of him.
| A．on the contrary | B．by the way | C．in a word | D．as a result |
Those who are ______ their present situation will surely make no more advance in life.
| A．content to | B．satisfied of | C．pleased to | D．content with |
All her energies are ______upon children and she seems to have little time for anything else.
| A．guided | B．aimed | C．directed | D．focused |
At times the balance in nature is ______，resulting in a number of possibly unforeseen effects.
| A．troubled | B．confused | C．disturbed | D．puzzled |
Generous public funding of basic science would______a good many benefits for the country's health，wealth and security.
| A．result from | B．lead to | C．lie in | D．settle down |
_____，they set out to break the record for crosschannel swimming.
| A．Well equipped | B．Well equipping | C．Well equips | D．To equip |