He has a great interest in tennis and ______ it twice a week over the past year.
| A．plays | B．played |
| C．had played | D．has been playing |
High interest rates _____ people from borrowing money.
| A．discourage | B．decrease | C．disturb | D．disgust |
. He was afraid that the branch might bend over and break, and he would be sent _____ to the ground.
| A．crashing | B．throwing | C．rushing | D．dropping |
Do you think a wife should _____ her habits and tastes to those of her husband?
| A．comply | B．confirm | C．consent | D．conform |
. They always kept on good _____ with their next-door neighbors for the children's sake.
| A．friendship | B．relations | C．intentions | D．terms |
Maria _____ missed the first train so as to travel on the same one as John.
| A．deliberately | B．intensively |
| C．decisively | D．objectively |