I'm all for children being __________ in secure, loving environments.
| A．picked up | B．ended up |
| C．brought up | D．taken up |
In some places women are expected to earn money ____ men work at home and raise their children.
| A．but | B．while | C．because | D．though |
The telephone _______, but by the time I got indoors, it stopped.
| A．had rung | B．was ringing | C．rings | D．has rung |
A cough is usually nothing to worry about unless it lasts for ten days.
| A． | or more | B． | instead | C． | at most | D． | only |
We had an anxious couple of weeks _____ for the results of the experiment.
| A．wait | B．to be waiting | C．waited | D．waiting |
--- Can you show me Mr. Jaffer’s office, please?
--- _____. But I don’t know if he is in at the moment.
| A．Thanks | B．Go on | C．Sure | D．You are welcome |