1.He looked for a table to sit down at, but they were all ___.
A) served
B) resorted
C) reserved
D) preserved
2.It is very difficult for us to ___ all the debts in such a short period
of time.
A) accumulate
B) gather
C) collect
D) assemble
3.Attendances at football matches have ___ since the coming of
television.
A) dropped in
B) dropped down
C) dropped off
D) dropped out
4.The President is visiting New York ___ the trade talks.
A) in contrast with
B) in connection with
C) in consequence of
D) in accordance with
5.The ___ lawyer made a great impression on the jury.
A) protecting
B) guarding
C) defending
D) shielding