He glances briefly towards her but there is no sign of ________. After all, it’s 15 years since they last met.
| A．symptom | B．recognition | C．reputation | D．influence |
The managing director took the _____ for the accident, although it was not really his fault.
| A．guilt | B．charge | C．blame | D．account |
—— Who on earth could it be? —— It was ________ other than Peter.
| A．none | B．nothing | C．not | D．nobody |
I’ll____ him off this time but next time he’ll be punished.
| A．leave | B．let | C．put | D．set |
The problem is not ____ so easy as you think. It’s far from being settled.
| A．hardly | B．almost | C．nearly | D．scarcely |
When you do exercises, your heart works better. It is able to______ more blood while beating more slowly.
| A．produce | B．pump | C．increase | D．bump |