The minister（）the latest crime figures as proof of the need for more police.

单项选择题I didn't write it. That is not my（）on the cheque.

A.signal
B.symbol
C.sign
D.signature

单项选择题You are not helping your child if you try to（）him from every danger.

A.avoid
B.shade
C.shield
D.conceal

单项选择题They're interviewing three（）for the post of sales manager.

A.sponsors
B.candidates
C.advocates
D.opponents

单项选择题The shop doesn't have brown sugar in（）at the moment, but they expect to have some tomorrow.

A.store
B.storage
C.stock
D.portion

单项选择题The possession of language enables man to（）his wisdom and experience to his children and grandchildren.

A.pass away
B.pass off
C.pass by
D.pass on

单项选择题Because of the good harvest, India had a large（）of wheat that year.

A.donation
B.supplement
C.barn
D.surplus

单项选择题（）simplicity, we may put the theory briefly as follows.

A.As a result of
B.For the sake of
C.In consequence of
D.In terms of

单项选择题All units of measurement are（）, because space, time, weight, and other dimensions are not naturally divided into units.

A.objective
B.traditional
C.artificial
D.controversial

单项选择题Some creatures, for example, lizards (蜥蜴), can（）lost parts of their bodies, but we human beings can not.

A.produce
B.reproduce
C.recover
D.cultivate

单项选择题I didn't expect that he would take（）of my failure to achieve his own goal.

A.chance
B.effect
C.occasion
D.advantage