A) insured B) assured C) ensured D) reassured

　　2. The government of every country should great importance to environmental protection.

　　A) attach B) approach C) pay D) spend

　　3. It would have been better to have concentrated on a few things rather than to so much at a time.

　　A) attain B) attempt C) attend D) attract

　　4. There was a large _____at the pop concert last night.

　　A) viewers B) listeners C) audience D) incidence

　　5. —I’d like to have a table for four at 6 o’clock.

　　—I’m sorry. There are no tables this evening.

　　A) available B) favorable C) ready D) prepared

　　6. It was several minutes before I was of what was happening.

　　A) realized B) aware C) awake D) curious

　　7. We should maintain a(n) between work and play.

　　A) peace B) agreement C) relation D) balance

　　8. All that they had ever had were the necessities of life.

　　A) empty B) bare C) alone D) lonely

　　9. The _____New Zealander prefers to buy for his family a sep­arate house.

　　A) average B) mean C) common D) ordinary

　　10. I bought a radio for only $ 2 at the sales; it was a real .

　　A) present B) buying C) bargain D) purchase