1.The football association considers a financial ___ to be an appropriate way of punishing the football team.
A.option
B.duty
C.obligation
D.penalty
2.The English ___ about the weather, but secretly they don't mind their climate, beacuse theylove complaining.
A.tumble
B.ramble
C.stumble
D.grumble
3.Reading ___ the mind only with materials of knowledge; it is thinking that makes what we read ours.
A.rectifies
B.prolongs
C.minimizes
D.furnishes
4.I'll ___ to ironing after I've finished the washing.
A.get around
B.get about
C.get through
D.get over
5.Mr. Brown said that he would ___ us to have dinner together this weekend.
A.call on
B.call off
C.call for
D.call up