| 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 |
| William found it increasingly difficult to read, for his eyesight was beginning to ________. |
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| A. disappear B. fall C. fail D. damage |
| Mary, I ________ John of his promise to help you. |
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| A. told B. reminded C. warned D. advised |
| They are broadening the bridge to ________ the flow of traffic. |
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| A. put off B. speed up C. turn on D. work out |
| I ______a bank account after I made $1,000 by doing a parttime job during the summer vacation. |
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A. borr owed B. opened C. entered D. ordered |
| She ________ an old friend of hers yesterday while she was shopping at the department store. |
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| A. turned down B. dealt with C. took after D. came across |
| You can't predict everything. Often things don't ________ as you expect. |
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| A. run out B. break out C. work out D. put out |
| Some insects ________ the colour of their surroundings to protect themselves. |
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| A. take in B. take off C. take on D. take out |
| I'd prefer to ________ my judgement until I find all the evidence. |
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| A. show B. express C. pass D. reserve |
| Born into a family with three brothers, David was ________ to value the sense of sharing. |
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| A. brought up B. turned down C. looked after D. held back |
| The school isn't the one I really wanted to go to, but I suppose I'll just have to ________ it. |
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| A. make the best of B. get away from C. keep an eye on D. catch up with |
| He decided that he would drive all the way home instead of ________ at a hotel for the night. |
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| A. putting down B. putting off C. putting on D. putting up |
| -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 |
| As the story ________， the truth about the strange figure is slowly discovered. |
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| A. begins B. happens C. ends D. dev  elops |
| If you ________ faults but you still want the bicycle, ask the shop assistant to reduce the price. |
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| A. come across B. care about C. look for D. focus upon |
| What are you doing out of bed, Tom? You're ________ to be asleep. |
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| A. supposed B. known C. thought D. considered |
| You are old enough to ________ your own living. |
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| A. win B. gain C. take D. earn |
| Knowledge and learning are important if we want to be successful, but they may also ______ our thinking. |
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| A. direct B. limit C. change D. improve |
| The minister said, “We are ready for discussions with any legal parties，but we'll never ________ with criminals.” |
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| A. negotiate B. quarrel C. argue D. consult |
| Clinical evidence began to ________， suggesting that the new drugs had a wider range of useful activities than had been predicted from experiments in animals. |
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| A. operate B. strengthen C. approve D. accumulate |
| The government has taken measures to ________ the high prices of daily goods to keep the market stable. |
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| A. take down B. bring down C. hand down D. tear down |
| To get a better grade，you should ________ the notes again before the test. |
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| A. go over B. get over C. turn over D. take over |
| 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 workers ________ the glasses and marked on each box “This Side Up”． |
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| A. carried B. delivered C. pressed D. packed |
| Sam ________ some knowledge of the computer just by watching others working on it. |
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| A. brought up B. looked up C. picked up D. set up |
| Your house is always so neat-how do you ________ it with three children? |
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| A. manage B. serve C. adapt D. construct |
| He telephoned the travel agency to ________ three air tickets to London. |
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| A. order B. arrange C. take D. book |
| Joining the firm as a clerk, he got rapid promotion, and ________ as a manager. |
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| A. ended up B. dropped out C. came back D. started off |
| Thousands of foreigners were ________ to the Shanghai World Expo the day it opened. |
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| A. attended B. attained C. attracted D. attached |
| The experiment has ________ the possibility of the existence of any life on that planet, but it does not mean there is no life on other planets. |
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| A. found out B. pointed out C. ruled out D. carried out |
| You look well. The air and the sea foods in Sanya must ________ you, I suppose. |
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| A. agree with B. agree to C. agree on D. agree about |
| Parents ________ much importance to education. They will do their best to give their children that priceless gift.. |
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| A. attach B. pay C. link D. apply |
| Smell the flowers before you go to sleep, and you may just ________ sweet dreams. |
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| A. keep up with B. put up with C. end up with D. catch up with |
| We've just moved into a bigger house and there's a lot to do. Let's ________ it. |
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| A. keep up with B. do away with C. get down to D. look forward to |
| Foreign Minister of China used plain language to make the Chinese foreign policy ________ to the whole world at the press meeting last week. |
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| A. get through B. get across C. get over D. get around |
| Your application form must be ________the company you are applying to before Friday. |
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| A. donated to B. sent in C. submitted to D. handed in |
| After studying in a medical college for five years, Jane ________ her job as a volunteer doctor in the countryside. |
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| A. took up B. made up C. turned up D. set up |
| We should know that we can only reach the top if we are ready to ________ and learn from failure. |
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| A. deal with B. stick to C. carry on D. go with |
| 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 |
| The couple have decided to______ buying a car until their economic condition becomes much better. |
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| A. hold off B. hold on C. hold up D. hold back |