Modern forms of transportation and communication have done much to ________the isolation  of life in Alaska.

A. break through         B. break down       

C.break into  D. break out

There was a big hole in the road which ________ the traffic.

A. took up　　                  B. brought back           

C. kept back　　　　      D. held up

Many in the credit industry expect that credit cards will eventually ________ paper money for almost every purchase.

A. exchange       B. decrease                 

C. trade                              D replace

The writer was so _______ in her work that she didn’t notice him enter the room.

A. abandoned                   B. focused                   

C. absorbed                     D. centered

A report by the Chinese Academy of Social Science said _______ among new graduates grew to over 12 percent last year at 1.5 million because of the global economic crisis.

A. disagreement  B. enlargement             

C. unemployment   D. encouragement

It was clear that the small grocery was __________ people he owed money to.

       A. at the expense of                                                 B. at the risk of

C. in the way of                                                      D. at the mercy of

I don’t like people who try to __________ you with how much money they’ve got.

       A. impress                    B. show                       C. press                       D. strengthen

After more than ten minutes’ break, the speaker ________ the story from where he left off (中止).

       A. kept on                    B. went on                    C. made up                   D. took up

He was stopped by a policeman who __________ his name and address.

       A. claimed                    B. requested                C. required                   D. demanded

The address you said is on this block; can you be a bit __________?

       A. special                            B. specific                    C. extra                        D. spare