The future of this company is __________ as many of its talented employees are flowing into more profitable IT business.

A. at odds
B. at stake
C. in suspicion
D. in vain

The police got the order to fire tear gas into the crowd to __________ the protectors; in addition they had arrested some of the radicals.

A. scatter
B. attribute
C. spread
D. stretch

__________ somewhat ambitious as well as naive, they decided to extend their graduate education by attending a prestigious university in New York City.

A. To be
B. Were
C. Being
D. Be

According to this understanding of love and family, individuals try to go through a series of different romantic relationships, pursuing __________.

A. as great happiness as possible
B. as great as happiness possible
C. as great happiness as is possible
D. as great happiness as possible is

To live in a family __________ native language is English is the ideal way to further improve one’s English and to gain insight into a new culture.

A. what
B. that
C. which
D. whose

________ a little earlier this morning! I missed the school bus by only one minute and had to wait in the cold for nearly an hour.

________ twice, the postman refused to deliver our letters unless we chained our dog up.

They took________ measures to prevent poisonous gases from escaping in the chemical plant.

Never before that night ________ so great my responsibility was.

There was a knock at the door. It was the second time someone________ me that evening.