_____ of the city ____ destroyed in the war that broke out in 1945.
| A．Two-thirds, were | B．Two-thirds, was |
| C．Two-third, was | D．Two-third, were |
He has some ______ with English, but he doesn't speak it fluently.
| A．resistance | B．acknowledgement |
| C．acquaintance | D．access |
His business was very successful，but it was at the ______ of his family life.
| A．consumption | B．credit |
| C．exhaustion | D．expense |
As the Red Cross ______ for help for the earthquake victims, much money has been raised.
| A．appeals | B．applies |
| C．begs | D．pleads |
"I must go." Claudia said， ______ her watch.
| A．look at | B．stare at |
| C．glancing at | D．glaring at |
I don't like the newspaper ______ people’s love of scandal.
| A．catering to | B．catered to |
| C．fitting in | D．fitted in |