We shouldn't complain about being poor; many families are even ______.

A. badly off      B. worse off      C. well off           D. better off

When a man is successful, he is ____ to feel content with himself and stop fighting.

A. likely       B. probable       C. possible     D. perhaps

It was raining heavily. Little Mary felt cold, so she stood ______ to her mother.

   A. close                    B. closely                  C. closed                 D. closing

Yesterday morning he got up earlier than ______, for it was not a(n) ______ day.

   A. common; usual      B. common; ordinary C. usual; normal       D. usual; ordinary

Children are always asking all kinds of questions because they are ______ about the world they live in.

A. curious           B. worried            C. anxious                   D. careful

Nuclear science should be developed to benefit the people _____ harm them.

   A. better than         B. more than        C. other than          D. rather than

The crowd went _______ when they saw the famous star. They were crazy!

  A. painful             B. sensitive                C. wild                      D. confident

Make sure that your speech is _________ and to the point, so that the audience will not get bored just because they have to listen to you talking for a long time.

  A. brief                   B. attractive                     C. humourous              D. powerful

His ears are highly ______ to any unusual sound in the machine, that is how he found the fault.

  A. sense          B. sensitive         C. sensitively           D. insensitive

I will ____ you for your kindness if you can help me to watch over my dog during my holiday.

A. appreciate      B. appreciative      C. thanks         D. grateful