He had to pause from time to time to wipe the sweat from his forehead, because the air—conditioning system ______________.
A.broke in | B.broke up |
C.broke out | D.broke down |
The Minister of France stresses that the quality of production,________ the quantity of production, is the key to improving the nation's economy.
A.other than | B.rather than |
C.more than | D.better than |
How many nationalities ______ our country ______?
A.is; consisted of | B.does; make up |
C.is; made of | D.does; consist of |
He has given me so much help that I really want to do something for him ______.
A.in turn | B.by turns |
C.in return | D.in answer. |
The lecture was so complex that I simply couldn’t ______ at all. Could you explain it to me?
A.bring on | B.bring in |
C.take on | D.take in |
What will happen to the children if Jim and Mary __________?
A.break up | B.break down |
C.break out | D.break in |
Helen always helps her mother even though going to school ________ most of her day.
A.takes up | B.makes up |
C.saves up | D.puts up |
It’s the protection for the trees ___ really matters, _____ how many trees are planted each year.
A.what, other than | B.which, or rather |
C.that, rather than | D.as, more than |
. It is so nice to hear from her. ______, we last met more thirty years ago.
A.What’s more | B.That is to say |
C.In other words | D.Believe it or not |
The boy made the same mistakes , which, of course, made his parents very angry.
A.more or less | B.over and over again |
C.sooner or later | D.here and there |
—What is the boy doing?
—It's not necessary for you to be ________ about others' business.
A.connected | B.combined |
C.contributed | D.concerned |
Now I need lots of time to __________ my thoughts thoroughly because I want to give them a confident report.
A.make out | B.figure out |
C.leave out | D.sort out |
Before the war broke out, many people in safe places possessions they could not takewith them.
A.threw away | B.put away |
C.gave away | D.carried away |
Many kindhearted people ___________ the Disaster Relief Fund to help the people in the earthquakestricken area.
A.devote to | B.attend to |
C.contribute to | D.lead to |