1. He is exact……..the fulfillment of his promise. 2. Wife should defer ……...husband’s opinion. 3. Chan such an innocent school - girl degenerate…… a prostitute? 4. You should deliberate…… what you are going to do. 5. My God deliver us…….. temptations. 6. They demur…….. working on Sundays. 7. They denounced……….. me. 9. Old people like to descant …….past memories. 10. She desisted ……….singing. 11. He began to despair ……..success. a. of b. from c. at d. in 12. Students often compete ……..each other…….. various school honors. a. with - for b. for - with c. to - for d. by - by 13. We weren’t able to convince them………. the real value of the plan. a. of b. about c. with d. for 14. They are going to transfer him…….. this department……. another one. a. to - from b. from - to c. to – at d. from - at 15. It was difficult for me to keep…….. smiling ………his funny remark. a. about - from b. at - from c. from - about d. on - at 16. You really shouldn’t boast…… your success ………….other people. a. of - at b. about – to c. for - to d. at - to 17. My friend Arthur is working…………. his novel……… the Civil war. a. to-about b. on-with c. on-about d. at-about 18. His friends have constantly encouraged him…….. his difficult task. a. for b. on c. at d. in 19. Arthur told me that he hadn’t decided …………a name for his new novel yet. a. for b. on c. with d. to 20. He referred his success……….. the good teaching the had had. a. to b. at c. forward d. about 21. Everyone laughed at ED’s joke, but I didn’t catch on………. it a. at b. for c. to d. with