1.Pressure _children to get into top schools has reached a crisis point. A. at B. under C. on D. with 2.Perhaps what you’re reading or hearing is boring, which makes it hard to on the book or the conversation. A. concentrate B. rely C. depend D. notice 3.A great way to improve skills is to keep trying new things. A. reason B. reasoned C. reasoning D. reasons 4.As children move toward _ , they are less likely to ask for advice. A. dependent B. dependence C. independent D. independence 5.Taking good notes ___ students to evaluate organize and summarize information. A. requests B. requires C. allows D. offers 6.Susan needs someone to who her how to __her anxiety and depression. A. empathize B. try C. succeed D. manage 7.Mi asked what information she __________that assignment. A. needs to be done B. needed doing C. need to do D. needed to do 8.My teacher told me that I ___ attend the math course for the higher level programme that I _ ___ _for. A. can’t/ apply B. couldn’t/ apply C. can’t/ applied D. couldn’t/ had applied 9.My parents asked me to find out it gave you so much trouble. A. what B. which C. why D. where 10.I am not sure ___ I can solve this problem. A. how B. what C. who D. by whom