Then you usually lie there just ______ the ceiling, thinking about everything that could go wrong.

     A. glancing at             B. watching at        C. glaring at                D. staring at

She was putting on her watch when the _____ broke and it fell to the ground.

　　A. belt    B. strap    C. tie    D. string

 The government is _____ and will take the necessary steps to maintain security and stability.

　　A. on the alert    B. out of control　　C. on guard        D. in vain

He did not find a job yet because he had no _____ to men who could help him.

　　A. approach  B. application   C. access  D. approval

The author had qualified as a doctor but later gave up the _____ of medicine for full-time writing.

　　A. prescriptionB. procedure C. treatment  D. practice

 Because of the poor harvest, wheat prices have _____ in the last six months.

　　A. added    B. jumped    C. amounted    D. developed

After a short holiday, he _____ himself once more to his studies.

　　A. applied    B. converted    C. engaged    D. exerted

 He left in such a hurry that I _____ had time to thank him.

　　A. almost    B. even    C. nearly    D. scarcely

 He thought this was the first pair of shoes that had fitted him _____.

　　A. perfectly    B. justly    C. fairly    D. rightly

 I _____ her not to walk on the thin ice but she would not listen to me.

　　A. warned    B. persuaded    C. suggested    D. noticed