—Shall we drop in at the Williams on our way home, dear?
—________. Time permitting, we will.
| A．By all means | B．It makes no difference |
| C．Forget it | D．It depends |
To our surprise, we found the Queen's jewels __________ by special royal soldiers.
| A．guarded |
| B．trained |
| C．impressed |
| D．absorbed |
There is a（n）__________ of plants in the old man's yard, such as trees, flowers and grass.
| A．group |
| B．kind |
| C．amount |
| D．variety |
Nowadays, people get news around them and about the world from __________ media： on TV, on the radio, in the newspaper or on the Internet.
| A．formal |
| B．ordinary |
| C．various |
| D．normal |
（★ ★ ★） （2013 河南郑州模拟）As a couple, the Smiths can always make the __________ decision to work through their problems.
| A．conventional |
| B．courageous |
| C．conscious |
| D．compulsory |
Having been working as a coach for years, I am __________ enough to know it is going to be a very difficult situation to compete against three strong teams.
| A．conscious |
| B．realistic |
| C．flexible |
| D．sensitive |