The local press has been pouring .... on the mayor for dissolving the council.

A. scorn

B. blame

C. disapproval

D. hatred

The speaker fails to get his message.... to his audience.

A. around

B. in

C. across

D. out

Unfortunately, the injury may keep him out of football... He may never play again.

A. for good

B. now and then

C. once in a while

D. every so often

When.... a European , we should stick to the last name unless he suggests that we use his first name.

A. speaking

B. discussing

C. talking

D. addressing

Italian TV has.... a young composer to write an opera for the TV's thirtieth anniversary

A. appointed

B. ordered

C. consulted

D. commmissioned

I used to ... reading comics, but now I've grown out of it

A. take a fancy to

B. keep an eye on

C. get a kick out of

D. kick up a fuss about

Someone is going to have to take responsibility for this disaster. Who is going to....?

A. foot the bill

B. carry the can

C. hatch the chicken

D. catch the worms

We need to import ... from abroad.

A. a great deal of sports equipment

B. a great deal of sport equipment

C. a large number of sports equipment

D. a great deal of sports equipments

The evidence suggests that single fathers ... more likely to work than single mothers.

A. should be

B. must be

C. be

D. are

Vitamin D is necessary to aid the ...of calcium from food

A. absorption

B. absorbent

C. absorbance

D. absorbency