1 Wang Ping had to pay his way ______ school because he came from a poor family.

Vocabulary and structure

Choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences.

1 Wang Ping had to pay his way ______ school because he came from a poor family.

• A. through
• B. at
• C. in
• D. from
  
  2 The grateful girl thanked her teacher from the ______ of her heart.
• A. center
• B. bottom
• C. mind
• D. inside
  
  3 Peter ______ start working when it began to rain.
• A. was out to
• B. was near to
• C. was up to
• D. was about to
  
  4 As soon as he came to his office, he ______ himself into work.
• A. threw
• B. adopted
• C. engaged
• D. celebrated
  
  5 It took my family three years to pay ______ our debts.
• A. up
• B. off
• C. back
• D. away
  
  6 His new tie ______ my attention when he came in.
• A. reached
• B. maintained
• C. adopted
  d. caught
  
  7 Physically, boys tend to have an advantage ______ girls.
• A. at
• B. in
• C. over
• D. before
  
  8 We must ______ a positive attitude toward life if we want to live happily.
• A. adopt
• B. tend
• C. claim
• D. engage
  
  9 It's no secret ______ John will win the position.
• A. that
• B. who
• C. which
• D. whether
  
  10 When it ______ to computer science, Mary is the best of her class.
• A. goes
• B. comes
• C. turns
• D. mentions