Before making your speech, you’d better ________ your thoughts and ideas.
A. collect B. gather C. get D. prepare
Tom is so stubborn and careful a man, that it took five hours to_______ him of my good idea and to give up his.
A. ask B. convince C. remind D. inform
Encourage your children to try new things, but try not to them too hard.
A. draw B. strike C. rush D. push
The loss has not yet been ______ accurately, but it is believed to be well beyond a hundred million dollars.
A. calculated B. considered C. completed D. controlled
Sarah, hurry up. I’m afraid you won’t have time to _______ before the party.
A. get changed B. get change C. get changing D. get to change
To understand the grammar of the sentence, you must break it into parts.
A. down B. up C. off D. out
