BMW’s boss _____ the decision to fire 8,000 employees, saying the group needed to continue cost-cutting.

A. witnessed       B. advised            C. defended        D. adopted

There is no experience you can have ______ is more exciting than skating on real ice. 

A. of which       B. what           C. that               D. with whom

Tom, who had expected how it would go with his son, had a great worry ____ his mind.

A. on              B. in              C. with              D. at

You can pay now or ______ you come back to pick up the bike.

A. then                 B. when                 C. while             D. as

--- What an amazing film! It’s the most interesting film I have ever seen.

   --- But I’m sure it won’t interest _______.

   A. somebody            B. anybody            C. nobody         D. everybody

The girl dressed in the latest Paris fashion is ______ in her appearance but rude in her speech.

 A. evident             B. considerate        C. elegant           D. innocent

--- Where are we to hold the conversation?

   --- We’ll go to a quiet place and no one _____ disturb us.

   A. need           B. may              C. must              D. shall

The parties to the contract have equal legal status, and neither party may impose(强加) its will on _____.

A. others       B. the other            C. either              D. another

--- Hey, what’s up? Water is everywhere. What can I do for you?

   --- Oh, great. I ______ how to operate this damn new machine.

A. just wondered                  B. was just wondering     

C. had just wondered               D. have just wondered 

Not too long after I had begun to drive as a teenager, someone pulled out of a parking lot onto the road in front of me. I reacted   36  and pulled up very close behind her--- just to show my irritation(怒气) and let her know she didn't "just   37   with that!" We've all been there with      38   incidents and reactions. My mother was with me, and told me to turn into the   39  parking lot. Safely there, she asked me why I   40   that lady had pulled out in front of me purposely.   41   rude, power play--- I guessed. Mom said that maybe she had just had some bad   42  , maybe she was late picking up her child and was distracted(分心). Think of all the   43   of why someone does something like that. It's usually not on purpose--- but what I do as a reaction is on purpose. She always said that I   44   to think about the other side before I   45  . Usually the reaction causes more of a   46  .

I am in my fifties now, and to this day, that has always   47   my head whenever those   48   happen. I've   49   my children the same thing. We often see and hear about "road rage." No matter to what   50    that "rage" is taken, my children will say something like, "They need Grandma's words!" As adults, I don't see them react as most of us do   51   their first reaction is always anger and irritation --- they   52   it and   53   what the other person's problem might be. Even if the other driver really might be   54   or doing a "power play," no more   55  reactions will occur because of their irritation.