1. Unless I miss my guess, your computer needs a new hard drive.

A. you are my guess

B. I break the soft drive

C. I make a mistake

D. you lack money

2. It takes me 15 minutes to get ready.

A. to prepare

B. to wake up

C. to go

D. to get up

3. Shake a leg or you will miss the train.

A. Watch out

B. Pull down

C. Hurry up

D. Slow down

4. Finally, the rumor about the actress was exposed.

A. disappeared

B. disclosed

C. hidden

D. discussed

5. The mass media provide a powerful means of disseminating propaganda.

A. according

B. producing

C. spreading

D. collecting

6. Thousands are starving because of the failure of this year’s harvest.

A. hungry

B. rich

C. poor

D. full

7. Childbearing is the women’s most wonderful role.

A. Having no child

B. Bring up a child

C. Giving birth to a baby

D. Educating a child

8. The medical community continues to make progress in the fight against cancer.

A. speed

B. expectation

C. improvement

D. treatment

9. There used to be a shop at the end of the street but it went out of business a year ago.

A. closed up

B. closed

C. closed down

D. closed into

10. For a decade, Brasilia has studied centenarians, looking for genes that contribute to longevity.

A. people who live to be 100 or older

B. people who are vegetarians

C. people who want to be fruitarians

D. people who are extraordinary