The thief managed to .................... the police barricade.
A. break through B. break in C. break on D. break up

You cannot grow crops on …………………………land
A. exhaustion
B. exhaust
C. exhausting
D. exhausted

The police are trying to ................. on drunk drivers. |
A. crack up B. crack down C. crack through D.crack in

A bat uses a sonar device to (orient itself) to its surrounding world
A. determine its position
B. become impressed
C. form an opinion
D. guard against

I suppose that there is a ___________chance that he could win, but I can’t see it happening, myself
A. thin
B. meagre
C. slim
D. short

Parents and teachers have to try hard to understand the younger
_____
A. generation
B. people
C. adolescents
D. teenagers

This is the time of year when stores ..............their prices, so you can get good deals.
A. mark on B. mark through C. mark down D. mark up

Don’t rush me, I hate having to make ___________decisions
A. sharp
B. curt
C. prompt
D. snap

The opinions of the teaching staff were divided as to whether they should change the course book or follow the old one
A. Some members of the teaching staff were in favour of following a new course book, while others thought they should continue with the old one
B. There were different opinions among the teaching staff about the new more book, and in the end, those who were against choosing a new one won
C. The teaching staff could not agree upon a new course book, so they decide to continue with the old one
D. There was no general agreement among the teaching staff about which they should choose as their
new course book

We have to-______ the hard time hoping that things will change for the better in the future. 
A. maintain B. endure C. persist D. outlive