| At last, I ______ my father to give up smoking, and I was happy. |
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A. advised B. persuaded C. hoped D. suggested |
| That hero who died in the war was so brave that he never ______ to the enemies until death. |
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| A. gave in B. gave out C. gave up D. gave away |
| Scientists are still ______ a cure to cancer. |
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| A. searching of B. searching C. searching for D. in search |
| Mary often does some translation work to earn extra money, which _______ half of her income. |
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| A. makes up B. counts on C. accounts for D. consists in |
| Because of the powerful earthquake, telephone lines, electricity and water supplies were_______ in that area for several days. |
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| A. cut down B. cut in C. cut up D. cut off |
| Don't try to _______ any excuse, Alan. Tell me why you didn't come to school today. |
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| A. show up B. make up C. bring up D. keep up |
| We don't doubt _______ the boy can _______ the angry teacher. |
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| A. if; apologize for B. whether; apologize to C. that; apologize to D. what; apologize |
| This company is closing up, so lots of workers will be ______. |
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| A. laid down B. laid out C. laid off D. laid aside |
| The volcano erupted violently , yet the village at the foot of it should _______. |
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A. come through |
| You'll _______ the department until the end of the year. Next year you will be rearranged. |
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| A. be attached to B. be belonged to C. owe to D. be addicted to |
| He stood there dumfounded without daring _______ his head as a consequence of his wrong action. |
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| A. lift B. to lift C. turn D. to rise |
| One of the collectors collected some seeds from a tree that had _____ him. |
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| A. interest in B. appealed to C. been attracted D. drew attention of |
| It's really difficult to ______ what he is trying to express. |
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| A. leave out B. break out C. put out D. make out |
| A good speaker is supposed to manage to ______ the listeners what he means. |
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| A. make sense to B. get across to C. appeal to D. attach to |
| This new teaching approach is specially ______ to develop children's problem-solving skills. |
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| A. designed B. devoted C. concentrated D. hoped |
| When somewhat better ______ academically, he returned home to continue his research. |
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| A. equipped B. had equipped C. provided D. providing |
| It's the sort of work that _______ a high level of concentration. |
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| A. calls for B. makes up C. lies in D. stands for |
| Once a decision has been made, all of us should _____ it. |
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| A. direct to B. stick to C. lead to D. refer to |
| Today's children are raised in a way that is totally different from how their parents were _____. |
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| A. brought up B. brought on C. taken on D. taken up |
| I have ______ everything that happened, as I remember it. |
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| A. set off B. set on C. set out D. set down |
| Bob's lectures _____ a fairly wide range and I can't sum up what he says in a few sentences. |
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| A. covered B. conveyed C. considered D. commanded |
| We were sad to learn that several students were ____ by a car yesterday. |
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| A. hit out B. knocked over C. run across D. picked up |
| Before you ______ the design of this product, you need to study the market carefully. |
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| A. memorise B. confirm C. order D. express |
| We have very strict quality control and anything imperfect is ____, so customers feel secure about our products. |
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| A. denied B. rejected C. deserted D. refused |
| But someday, all the work we have done will ______; we will go to college and go on to 'have a suitable job. |
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| A. turn down B. work out C. pay off D. get away |
| Although they lost their jobs, saving and unemployment benefits allow the couple to ____ their comfortable home. |
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| A. come up with B. catch up with C. hold on to D. look forward to |
| His mother kept telling him to _____ his manners at the party. So he became impatient. |
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| A. mind B. notice C. watch D. care |
| After studying English for four years in a university, Jane _____ her job as an interpreter in the capital. |
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| A. set out B. set up C. took off D. took up |
| — Have you been watching TV? Don't _____ valuable time running. — I'm not. I'm tired now and only am taking a short break. |
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| A. give B. waste C. cost D. spare |
| — Sorry, sir. If my bike doesn't _____, I won't be late for school again. — What you say is hard to believe. This is the eighth time you have said so. |
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| A. work out B. come across C. put off D. break down |
| — When did you ____ staying up so late? — When I entered this school two years ago, where students have too much homework to do. |
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| A. take in B. take on C. take down D. take to |
| We had just covered a distance of three miles _____ the engine of the car _____. |
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| A. then; was broken B. when; broke down C. until; was failed D. since; burst out |
| In the time of social reform, people's state of mind tends to _____ with the rapid changes of society. |
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| A. keep pace B. keep touch C. go on D. make progress |
| Danny Way's jumping over the Great Wall and ______ his own dream should be an inspiration to the youth in China. |
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| A. undertaking B. conducting C. performing D. accomplishing |
| Share prices on the Stock Exchange fell sharply in the morning but _____ slightly in the afternoon. |
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A. restored B. recovered C. regained D. remained |
| After that, he knew he could _____ any emergency by doing what he could to the best of his ability. |
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| A. get away with B. get on with C. get through D. get across |
| The written record of our conversation doesn't ______ what was actually said. There are a lot of mistakes. |
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| A. correspond with B. relate to C. look into D. compare with |
We are lucky to be among the generation of people who have ______ and experienced the great social changes in our country.
| We had a really bad time about six months ago but now things are ____. |
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| A. picking up B. coming up C. making up D. turning up |
| My daughter loves writing and has _____ many articles to her school edition-the Sun Breeze-and even the local newspaper. |
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A. printed B. written C. contributed D. published |
| — I think he's determined that he won't give in — see if you can ______ the stubborn man. |
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[ ] |
| A. get round B. wipe out C. take over D. rule out |
| Since you are my daughter's classmate, we'd like to _____ you _____ tonight. |
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[ ] |
| A. put ; down B. put ; in C. put ; off D. put ; up |
| I often _____ the words I don' t know in the dictionary or on the Internet. |
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| A. look up B. look at C. look for D. look into |
| The manager has ______ to improve the working condition in the company. |
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[ ] |
| A. accepted B. allowed C. permitted D. agreed |
| Overeating and lack of regular exercise easily _____ overweight and high blood pressure. |
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| A. result from B. live with C. consist of D. contribute to |
| He could hardly ______ this amount of work in such a short time. |
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| A. get through B. get off C. get into D. get down |
| What you said just now did ______ her a lot. She felt very sad. |
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| A. injure B. damage C. wound D. hurt |
| When we ______ the railway station, the train _____ for 5 minutes. |
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| A. got to, had been away B. reached, had left C. arrived, has been away D. arrived at, has left |
| I can ______ the house being untidy, but I hate it if it's not clean. |
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| A. come up with B. put up with C. turn to D. stick to |
| Modern forms of transportation and communication have done much to ______ the isolation（隔离） of life in Alaska. |
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| A. break down B. break out C. break into D. break through |
| We ____ that the magazines you have borrowed be returned to the school library before the end of this month. |
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| A. hoped B. permitted C. wished D. required |
| It takes more than knowledge and intelligence to ______ a good researcher. |
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A. make B. turn C. get D. grow |
| These teenagers don't know much of the world yet; that's why they are so easily _____. |
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| A. taken in B. taken on C. taken up D. taken over |
| When we finally ______ to get home after the tiring long journey, we could hardly move a step further. |
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A. tried B. succeeded C. attempted D. managed |
| To improve spoken English, Lucy ______ at least one hour each day to recite English texts. |
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| A. sets off B. sets aside C. sets forth D. sets by |
| It looked like rain last night, but it turned _____ a fine day. |
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[ ] |
| A. out B. off C. down D. up |
| It's already 10 o'clock. I wonder how it _____ that she was two hours late on such a short trip. |
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A. came over |
| Jane _____ from the company and moved to her hometown to set up her own business. |
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A. returned |
| — I heard that you made a bicycle trip to the 2010 World Expo of Shanghai alone. — No. Actually, my friend Bob ______ me. |
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| A. accompanied B. conducted C. instructed D. received |
| Considering his health, I advise him to ______ an hour or two each day to work out. |
| [ ] |
| A. set about B. set off C. set up D. set aside |
| The manager urged older staff ____ early retirement and new staff _____ more time for work. |
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[ ] |
| A. take up; to set aside B. took up; set aside C. would take up; to lay aside C. must take up; lay aside |
| — Do you know when Britain ______war on Germany during the Second World War? — In 1993, I suppose. |
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| A. announced B. declared C. fought D. attended |
| — Are you getting a new car this year? — You must be joking! I can't afford to pay my bills, _____ buy a new car. |
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| A. let alone B. or rather C. leave alone D. other than |
| It is generally believed that mutual understanding ______ a happy marriage and life. |
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| A. applies for B. depends on C. makes for D. allows for |
| How can I ______ money from my bank account to his? |
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| A. transfer B. transform C. transmit D. transplant |
| They didn't ______ the true meaning of what the boss had said, and thus their task almost completely failed. |
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[ ] |
| A. seize B. catch C. take D. grasp |
| Few plants will ______ sudden changes in temperature. |
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A. defend B. smooth C. tolerate D. oppose |
| We must ______ the time that you've wasted this afternoon by working late tonight. |
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[ ] |
| A. make up for B. make out C. do up D. make up to |
| We ______ the last bus and didn't have any money for taxi, so we had to walk home. |
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[ ] |
| A. reached B. lost C. missed D. caught |
| — How about your journey to Mount Emei? — Everything was wonderful except that our car _____ twice on the way. |
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| A. slowed down B. broke down C. got down D. put down |
| We had wanted to finish our task by noon, but it didn't quite ______. |
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[ ] |
| A. find out B. give out C. hand out D. work out |
| Every pupil has his own potential so it is not proper to _____them ____ two kinds. |
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| A. classify; into B. put ;off C. lead ; into D. betray ; from |
| The Chinese government is trying to do something to _____ better understanding between the two countries. |
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| A. widen B. increase C. raise D. promote |
| The twins are so alike that no one can ______ one from the other. |
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A. divide B. compare C. judge D. distinguish |
| They have ______ most carefully the time and money needed to complete the project. |
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[ ] |
| A. pick out B. left out C. figured out D. taken out |
| _____ a red evening dress, Jane managed to attract everyone's attention at the party. |
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| A. Having on B. Put on C. Wearing in D. Dressed in |
| Despite the fact that Maria had put on much make-up on her face, the skin on her neck ____ her real age. |
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[ ] |
| A. gave out B. gave away C. gave up D. gave off |
| Mr. Smith _____ $100,000 for the car, so I had to give up. |
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A. bid B. spent C. cost D. approached |
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— Will Thursday or Friday ______ you? — Either will _____. |
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A. fit; be B. fit; OK C. suit; all right D. suit; do |
| Fu Mingxia ______ the Sydney Olympic Games, where she ______ all the other competitors and got the gold medal in the women's 10-metre platform. |
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| A. participated in; beat B. participated in; won C. participated; beat D. participated; won |
| — I' m surprised to hear that Sue and Paul have _____. — So am I. They seemed very happy together when I last saw them. |
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| A. broken up B. finished up C. divided up D. closed up |
| We are at your service. Don't _____ to turn to us if you have any further problems. |
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[ ] |
| A. beg B. hesitate C. desire D. seek |
| It is not I but Tom and his wife that ______ for the car accident. |
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[ ] |
| A. am to blame B. are to blame C. am to be blamed D. are to be blamed |
| — You look upset. What's the matter? — I had my proposal _____ again. |
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| A. turned over B. turned on C. turned off D. turned down |