Choose the best answer A, B, C, or D for each blank. 1. As children move toward ………………, they are less likely to ask for advice. A. dependent B. dependence C. independent D. independence 2. My parents asked me to figure out ……………… gave me so much trouble. A. what B. which C. how many D. where 3. I’m not sure ……………… I can solve this problem . A. how B. what C. who D. by whom 4. Our car ……………… at the side of the highway in the snowstorm. A. broke into B. broke away C. broke in D. broke down 5. Mike ……………… Alaska, so he’s used to cold weather. A. comes over B. comes in C. comes across D. comes from 6. Jane had a difficult childhood. She ……………… a broken home. A. came from B. came over C. came in D. came up with 7. The woman ……………… when the police told her that her son had died. A. broke down B. broke away C. broke in D. broke into 8. Our teacher broke the final project ……………… into three separate parts. A. in B. into C. away D. down 9. Lan asked her teacher what requirements she ……………… a monitor. A. needs to become B. needed doing C. need to do D. needed to do 10.We need to prepare food, do laundry and chores at home. It’s ……………… A. social skills B. self-care skills C. housekeeping skills D. cognitive skills