hey looked both ways before _crossing_______ the street.
across
to cross
crossing
cross
Please __contact_______ me by telephone as soon as you get the news.
connect
contact
contract
context
He thinks that he can concentrate on what he likes to do after he __retires______.
registers
retires
resigns
reviews
At a ___nearby_____ table people were talking loudly.
nearby
nearly
nearest
near
.The father finally _persuaded________ his son from giving up the job in the factory.
persuaded
attempted
dissuaded
frightened
Very few plants and animals can ___endure________ heat or cold for a long time.
spend
catch
endure
endure with
He is perfectly __content________ to live in a hut and paint pictures all day.
thoughtful
content
pleasant
impressive
I have __arranged_ for a car to pick you up at the station.
demanded
required
arranged
prepared
The family is very poor.They go to the movies only on very rare ___occasions______.
like
chances
ways
occasions
Once he starts a job he won’t stop___until______ it is finished.
unless
when
since
until
My little sister is still ___too________young ____________go to school.
too…to
so…to
so…that
too…that
The supermarket is not far away at all.It is just _over______ the corner.
in
on
round
over
Since she was busy,Myra seldom wrote her mother _at other______ times.
at other
in another
in other
at another
Our history professor explained the ___primary_____ cause of the First World War.
principle
primary
average
common
It is __rare_____ to find him absent from school.
seldom
little
rare
never
Since you are so busy,you need a very _efficient_______ secretary.
effective
efficient
sufficient
industrial
The house is in good condition; it needs just a few __minor____ repairs.
minor
serious
major
senior
.He is worried a lot now,for he has lost a __bunch_____ of keys today.
mass
bunch
piece
pile
The map can be _folded________ up into a booklet.
funded
fonded
founded
folded