11. She ________ her boy to practice the piano regularly. She wanted him to win the contest.
A. encouraged B. forbade C. invited D. assured
12. After months of investigation, the police ______ that the billionaire had gone missing.
A. confessed B. reminded C. concluded D. explained
13. He ______ having insulted her and apologized her.
A. allowed B. admitted C. denied D. suggested
14. The club _________ that they would lose the championship this season.
A. ordered B. urged C. permitted D. accepted
15. He _____ that he was innocent even though the court had found him guilty.
A. insisted B. accused C. informed D. objected
16. I ______ his new achievement in politics.
A. thanked him for B. assured of
C. prohibited him from D. congratulated him on
17. The president _______ that sales of LCD TV rose remarkably in the last quarter.
A. urged B. begged C. claimed D. demanded
18. All the witnesses __________ the groundless accusation of the court.
A. thanked for B. objected to C. congratulated on D. confessed to
19. Some countries have ____ to sign in the environment treaty.
A. refused B. denied C. insisted D. reminded
20. Jim and Jenny ______ that they were going to get married.
A. commented B. rumored C. persuaded D. announced