________ the text once again, the meaning will become clearer to you．

After reading

If you read

When read

Read

Xiao Ming practises his spoken English once there is a chance and that is ________ it takes to live his dream to be a good guide．

what

that

how

why

Most of us know we should cut down on fat, but knowing such things isn't much help when it ________ shopping and eating．

refers to

speaks of

focuses on

comes to

At our daughter's birthday party we had many guests, who were ________ friends of my daughter's．

mostly

usually

specially

nearly

Some aspects of a pilot's job ________ be boring, and pilots often ________ work at inconvenient hours．

can; have to

may; can

have to; may

ought to; must

________ of the two skirts satisfied Mary, so she asked ________ to be shown．

None; the other

Neither; the other

Neither; another

None; another

I broke my relationship with John because he always found ________ with whatever I did．

error

mistake

fault

failure

Without proper lessons, you could ________ a lot of bad habits when playing the piano．

break up

pick up

catch up

give up

Many a woman ________ important positions in society, which ________ impossible in the past．

holds; was

hold; were

held; was

holding; were

My daughter asked ________ second question before I could answer ________ first one．

the; the

a; a

a; the

the; a