Had she （） her promise, she would have made it to Yale University.

单项选择题Duty is an act or a course of action that people （） you to take by social customs, law or religion.

A. persuade
B. request
C. instruct
D. expect

单项选择题（）the day on, the weather got worse.

A. With
B. Since
C. Which
D. As

单项选择题Just as the clothes a person wears, the food he eats and the friends with whom he spends his time, his house （）his personality.

A. resembles
B. strengthens
C. reflects
D. shapes

单项选择题It is illegal for a public official to ask people for gifts or money （） favors to them.

A. in preference to
B. in place of
C. in agreement with
D. in exchange for

单项选择题I wasn't blaming anyone; I（）said errors like this could be avoided.

A. merely
B. mostly
C. rarely
D. nearly