________(74)
A.for example
B.however
C.thus
D.since

A.secure
B.income
C.council
D.socialize

A.corridor
B.enormous
C.mystery
D.separate

As he gets older, he wants to travel less.
A.As soon as he wants to travel less, he gets older.
B.The less he wants to travel, the older he gets.
C.The more old age he gets, the less he wants to travel.
D.The older he gets, the less he wants to travel.

If it hadn’t been for his carelessness, we would have finished the work.
A.He was careless because we hadn’t finished the work.
B.If he was careful, we would finish the work.
C.If he had been more careful, we would have completed the work.
D.Because he wasn’t careless, we didn’t finish the work.

My father couldn’t stand Tom’s behavior.
A.My father found Tom’s behavior intolerant
B.My father found Tom’s behavior intolerable
C.My father was tolerant towards Tom’s behavior
D.Tom’s behavior was not tolerable

- “Sorry, I’m late” - “_______________”
A.You are welcome
B.No, I don’t mind
C.All right. Well done
D.Not to worry. Better late than never

Issues from price, place, promotion, and product are………….of marketing strategies planning, despite growing calls to expand the range of issues in today’s more complex world.
A.these that are among the most conventional concerns
B.among the most conventional concerns
C.they are among the most conventional concerns
D.those are among the most conventional concerns

He said that the plane had already left and that I…………………an hour earlier.
A.must have arrived
B.had to arrive
C.should have arrived
D.was supposed to arrive

A washing machine of this type will certainly………….normal domestic use.
A.stand up for
B.come up with
C.get on to
D.take down with