He _________ his position as president by giving jobs to his friends．

gained

changed

abused

refused

The speaker talked about sports in general and about football __________．

in a word

in particular

in return

in demand

The soldiers are afraid that they will soon __________ oil and food if they are still surrounded．

run out

run out of

run across

run away with

The company’s head office is in New York, and it has __________ all over the world．

branches

sections

departments

patterns

If my letter __________ the impression that I was impolite, please forgive me．

translated

conveyed

concluded

predicted

Although her grandma had been ill for a long time，it still came as a shock when she __________ died．

slightly

approximately

eventually

directly

I usually __________ a few words of greeting with my neighbour after breakfast．

tease

exchange

sponsor

appeal

As the income is increasing, the __________ of family life has been changing over recent years．

model

character

process

pattern

There has been an increase in the technical cooperation and cultural __________ between China and other countries in the past ten years．

change

trade

bargain

exchange

Managers in excellent companies have a strong _________ for doing things rather than talking about situations．

opinion

feeling

idea

preference