It was a shock to me that the chairman of the board should __________ me to dismiss the good employees the firm can no longer afford to employ.
A. press
B. compel
C. impose
D. pose
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After her appointment __________ this important position, she had to work in the office until late in the evening and had no time for her former friends.
A. with
B. at
C. over
D. to
Mike’s strong desire to __________ his elder sister and win a Christmas prize from their father was the driving force for him to do well in school.
A. overcome
B. overlook
C. overtake
D. overwhelm
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