阅读下列各小题，根据汉语句子，用括号内的英语单词完成句子，并将答案写在答题卡上的相应题号后。
小题1:The couple were engaged in decorating their new flat last summer and seldom ____ the study of their children. （care)
去年夏天两口子忙着装修新居，很少关心孩子们的学业。
小题2:I suppose by the time I come back in ten years’ time all these old houses ______. （pull)
我想十年以后我回来时所有这些老房子都会拆除了。
小题3:Retirement is obviously a very complex adjustment period and ____ planning for it, the better. （start) 
很明显，退休是一个非常复杂的适应期，你越早开始规划越好。
小题4:Maria passed the driving license test. She came back ______. （wear)
玛丽娅通过了驾证考试，她面带微笑地回家了。
小题5:Fully ____ the housework, she doesn’t have time to enjoy various activities in the club any longer. （occupy)
由于全部的时间都忙于做家务, 她再也没有时间去参加俱乐部丰富多样的活动了。
小题6:We’d like to know how ____ a businessman like your age has succeeded in remaining energetic. （it)
我想知道一个你这样年龄的商人究竟怎样成功地保持精力充沛。
小题7:You needn’t ____ all the calculations! We have a computer to do that sort of things. （do)
你本不必做这些计算。我们可以用电脑来做。
小题8:____ most in the Harry Porter series is not only the fantastic plot but also the charming characters in the story. （attract)
《哈里波特》丛书最吸引孩子们的不仅是奇特的故事情节，还有故事里吸引人的各色人物。
小题9:It is the most instructive lecture _____ since I came to this school. （attend)
这是自从到这个学校以来我听过的最有教育意义的讲座了。
小题10:He ____ a phone call，for the telephone is broken and needs repairing. （make)
他不可能在打电话，因为电话坏了需要修理。