A small child has to learn to keep its __________ before it can walk far.

A、weight

B、scale

C、balance

D、stability

A week after her husband died, Mary broke ________ completely and had to go into hospital.

A、up

B、in

C、down

D、oat

A promotion of a country 's international trade position is associated with _________ of its currency.

A、appreciation

B、boom

C、spiral

D、prosperity

Able placed too much _________ on sports mad not enough on his studies.

A、importance

B、emphasis

C、interest

D、worth

A year ago the firm had a _________ loss of 4.3 million dollars or 20 cents a share after all necessary deduction.

A、total

B、gross

C、net

D、clear

A standard test is supposed to be _________ because the marking is not affected by individual preferences.

A、subjective

B、objective

C、transparent

D、influential

A wooden bridge is not strong enough to _________a railway train.

A、retain

B、support

C、maintain

D、obtain

A minor is going _________ the school that we will have three days off for this week.

A、by

B、ahead

C、round

D、down

According to Nobel’s famous will, the interest on his fund will be _________ to five people who have made great contributions to mankind daring the previous year.

A、contributed

B、devoted

C、distributed

D、allocated

A student sticking closely to the _________of the school is often praised by teachers.

A、orders

B、regulations

C、principles

D、interests