8.John has made up his mind not to go to the meeting.
A) wanted
B) promised
C) decided
D) agreed
9.catch coldnow and then.
A) always
B) occasionally
C) constantly
D) regularly
10.He often finds fault with my work.
A) criticizes
B) praises
C) evaluates
D) talks about
11.The little girl grasped her mother's arm as she crossed the street
A) understood
B) had a hold over
C) took hold of
D) left hold of
12.In judging our work you should take into consideration the fact that we have been very busy recently.
A) thought
B) mind
C) account
D) memory
13.I can no longer tolerate his actions
A) put up with
B) accept
C) take
D) suffer from
14.The doctors haveabandoned the hope to rescue the old man
A) left
B) given up
C) turned down
D) refused
15.Have you talked to her lately?
A) lastly
B) shortly .
C) recently
D) immediately