1 . She spoke confidently because she wanted to make a good ___ on her employer.

A．influence

B．pressure

C．impression

D．effect

2 . For many affected families, cuts to school bus service will mean a big________in their morning and afternoon schedules.

A．settlement

B．motivation

C．solution

D．adjustment

3 . In my opinion, what he told us just now about the affair simply doesn’t make any_____.

A．meaning

B．idea

C．sense

D．point

4 . His letter was so confusing that I could hardly make any ______ of it.

A．explanation

B．meaning

C．sense

D．guess

5 . John began to feel little beads of sweat going down the back of his neck. His words seemed to have had no visible _______ on the man.

A．affect

B．effect

C．affection

D．impact

6 . Without the ____ of my friends, how could my company have lived through the hard times.

A．admiration

B．assistance

C．admission

D．achievement

7 . To make members of a team perform better, the trainer first of all has to know their ___and weaknesses.

A．benefits

B．strengths

C．techniques

D．values