The boys ______ the newspaper on the ground and began to read the news and articles in it.
| A．extended | B．expanded | C．spread | D．stretched |
When the big bills for mother's hospital care came, father was glad he had money in the bank to _____.
| A．fall short of | B．fall through |
| C．fall back on | D．fall in with |
The farmers were more anxious for rain than the people in the city because they had more _____.
| A．at length | B．at last | C．at stake | D．at ease |
The Prime Minister refused to comment on the rumor that he had planned to _____.
| A．discharge | B．dismiss | C．resign | D．resume |
John _____ knowledge of radio just by staying around the radio station.
| A．caught on | B．worked up | C．took up | D．picked up |
The _____ of his clothes indicated too clearly that he had been playing football.
| A．state | B．condition | C．occasion | D．situation |