－What's the central idea of the passage, Bob?

－Sorry, I can't make ________ of it．It's beyond my ability．

A．judgement

B．understanding

C．idea

D．sense

The policemen are looking for people ________ the accident which happened last night．

A．referred to

B．related to

C．linking to

D．connecting to

I always have so many things to ________ when I come back to the company after a trip abroad．

A．add to

B．contribute to

C．attend to

D．appeal to

As nobody here knows what is wrong with the machine, we must send for an engineer to ________ the problem．

A．handle

B．raise

C．face

D．present

________ cleaning the yard and making up the beds for the old, we also read newspapers for them and had chats with them．

A．Except for

B．Rather than

C．Apart from

D．Instead of

We were all very much attracted by the beautiful scenery ________ we set foot in the village．

A．quickly

B．suddenly

C．finally

D．immediately

The workers will go on strike if the demands they ________ are turned down．

A．put aside

B．put through

C．put forward

D．put away

The more one is ________ the English－speaking environment, the better he or she will learn the language．

A．exposed to

B．filled in

C．caught on

D．kept up

You'll have to book a ticket ________ if you want to see that show．

A．on time

B．in advance

C．on schedule

D．in time

My brother is really ________．He often works in his office far into the night．

A．open－minded

B．hard－working

C．self－confident

D．warm－hearted