The latest information has been put forward ________ more high school graduates will be admitted into universities in 2007．

A．as

B．which

C．while

D．that

The cruel, mean boss only ________ making money,________ the needs of his employees．

A．is occupied in; keeps an eye out for

B．occupied himself with; keeping an eye for

C．was occupied to; has no eye for

D．occupies himself in; having no eye for

A successful language learner enjoys the learning because he is always well prepared to experiment ________ new forms and to make mistakes, both of which ________ his increased ability to learn．

A．with; contribute to

B．on; are contributed to

C．upon; contributes to

D．for; contribute to

With ________ total income of some ￥300 per month, the laid-off worker can hardly ________．

A．the; be badly off

B．/; be well off

C．a; make ends meet

D．an; get insurance

Those who are not ________ with the progress they have ________ will have greater success．

A．proud; taken

B．afraid; had

C．popular; gained

D．content; made

The train ________ arrive at 11∶30, but was an hour late．

A．was about to

B．was likely to

C．was supposed to

D．was certain to

________ a mobile phone can you ring ________ you want to talk with anywhere．

A．Using; whoever

B．Only on; whomever

C．By; whatever

D．With; anyone

Dad is accustomed to smoking and drinking．There’s no chance ________ I’m able to talk him into ________．

A．whether; giving it up

B．of whether; giving them up

C．that; getting rid of them

D．which; stopping it

She ________ the trader till he sold her fruit ________ a cheapest price．

A．bargained; in

B．bargained with; at

C．talked; with

D．talked; for

Some students ________ their failure in exams ________ their teachers, not themselves．

A．owe; to

B．blame; for

C．blame; on

D．devote; to