—The government is ____________ plenty of money building the countryside.
—We are pleased with the government’s efforts.
A. costing B. paying
C. taking D. spending
He doesn’t do his homework ________, though he has ________.
A. carefully enough; enough time
B. enough careful; time enough
C. careful enough; enough time
D. enough carefully; time enough
Most parents think playing computer games can ________ their children's schoolwork.
A. get in the way of B. be on the way to
C. have the same way to D. give way to
The old man was so ________ the good news that he couldn't say a word.
A. interested in B. excited about
C. afraid of D. worried about
Do you think _________ should be allowed to drive?
A. sixteen-year-old B. seventeen-year-olds
C. fifteen-year-old D. eighteen-years-olds
I regret ________ to my mother when I was ten years old.
A. talk back B. to talk back C. talking back D. talked back
