In order to____ a good knowledge of French, he gave up his favorite job and set off for France.

  A. acquire    B. adapt    C. acknowledge     D. accelerate

There is no greater love than ________ who devotes his whole life ________ 　mankind.

A. that of a man; to benefiting      B. a man; to benefiting

C. that of a man’s; benefits    D. a man’s love; in benefiting

He's obviously quite embarrassed about it because he _____ me to tell anyone.

   A. prevented     B. kept     C. permitted     D. forbade

_____his leg wounded accidentally, he still came to the meeting on time.   

A.In spite of    B. Because of   C. But for    D. Due to

When he first went for treatment at the hospital he seemed to be a hopeless _____.

   A. situation    B. case   C. condition    D. state

If his parents are convinced ____the fact that his son always focuses his mind       his study.   

A. of; on    B. of; at   C. by; to    D. on; at

I can ____ the house being at sixes and sevens, but I hate it if it's not clean.

A. keep away from  B. get rid of  C. make up for  D. put up with

The policeman ________ two man fighting in the street. I thought they were drunk.

A. took   B. caught

C. left     D. made

Unfortunately, George cannot be with us today so I am pleased to accept this award____ him.

A. in honor of      B. instead of      C. on behalf of      D. for lack of

. The house was sold for $60,000, which was far more than its real ____.

A. cost   B. value   C. price   D. money