Choose the best answer to complete the following questions.
Thomas has often boasted ________ his son's golfing ability.
A.on
B.to
C.about
D.over

Choose the best answer to complete the following questions.
Before we had kids, I used to do more housework than my husband did, but he was working thirteen hour days at the office compared ________ my eight-hour ones.
A.with
B.about
C.for
D.on

Choose the best answer to complete the following questions.
If you don't have the telephone number now, you can ________ me up later and give it to me then.
A.call
B.stop
C.give
D.hold

Choose the best answer to complete the following questions.
I cannot believe Peter and Mary ________ up last week. They have been married for almost fifteen years. I hope they get back together.
A.went
B.gave
C.looked
D.broke

Choose the best answer to complete the following questions.
The firefighters fought the blaze while the crowd was looking on it.
A.blowing
B.watering
C.preventing
D.watching

Choose the best answer to complete the following questions.
I couldn't make out what he had talked about because I was not used to his accent.
A.stand
B.understand
C.write
D.interrupt

Choose the best answer to complete the following questions.
The small white flowers are my favorite. They give off a wonderful honey smell that scents the entire garden.
A.release
B.stop
C.end
D.melt

Choose the best answer to complete the following questions.
The women's movement has affirmed women's rights to non-discrimination ________ education, employment and economic and social activities.
A.in
B.of
C.from
D.about

Choose the best answer to complete the following questions.
My husband and I take turns cleaning ________ the kitchen depending ________ who gets home from work earlier.
A.away / to
B.from / in
C.up / on
D.with / for

Choose the sentence which has the closest meaning to the original one.
The criminals got away in spite of the efforts of the police.
A.Without the efforts of the police, the criminals would have escaped.
B.Even though the police made their efforts, the criminals escaped.
C.Thanks to the efforts of the police, the criminals were imprisoned.
D.The criminals were caught because of the efforts of the police.