Choose the correct word

1. It's
   [up to|over to] you whether you want to help organise Environment Day or not.
2. Going out to eat in restaurants is not a(n)
   [option|choice] for poor families.
3. Sylvia gave
   [urgent|vital] information to the police – they couldn't have solved the crime without it.
4. Amy had recently become homeless, whereas Dave had been on the streets for many years, so they had very different
   [backgrounds|environments].
5. The teacher
   [emphasised|pressed] that the next day's social studies test was very important.
6. The charity aims to get young people who have been in prison back into
   [society|community].
7. Mrs Anderson was very lonely as she had very little
   [touch| contact] with other people.
8. I wanted some experience working with animals, so the careers officer
   [connected|joined] me with a local animal charity.