1. Our new assistant is very _______ and can deal with all the letters and phone calls she receives very quickly.
(A) efficient (B)superficial (C) portable (D) balanced
3. Susan may be too shy to _______ her gratitude, but she is truly grateful for everything you’ve done for her.
(A) express (B) contain (C) suspect (D) prevent
8. Physical _______ is said to hurt children’s bodies and minds, so it is forbidden both at home and school.
(A) stretch (B) generosity (C) distribution (D) punishment
11. It is said that the airport may be the terrorist _______. Therefore, the police have reinforced the security of the area.
(A) figure (B) target (C) award (D) symbol
18. Sharon tried to explain what had just happened, but her rude neighbor kept _______ her.
(A) emphasizing (B) interrupting (C) mentioning (D) supporting
19. The dishes and drinks in the café weren’t tasty. They didn’t meet our _______ at all.
(A) development (B) significance (C) philosophy (D) expectation
10. If I finish my schoolwork before eight o’clock, my mother will let me _______ games for thirty minutes.
(A) play (B) played (C) to play (D) playing