Electric trains have now _______ steam trains in England.
A.taken place | B.taken up | C.taken on | D.taken the place of |
---Who called just now?
---I don’t know because I didn’t______ his voice.
A.listen | B.recognize | C.get to know | D.realize |
Recent pressure at work may________ his behavior.
A. accounts for B. pay for C. stand for D leave for
I think of life as a good book.The further you get into it, the more it begins to _____.
A.make a difference | B.make a decision |
C.make progress | D.make sense |
Hundreds of brightly colored balloons were _______ and used as party toys or party decorations on New Year’s Day.
A.come up | B.taken up |
C.built up | D.blown up |
Your daughter would ______ a famous singer---she has a great gift for music.
A.make | B.turn | C.serve | D.shape |
After a day’s hard work, Mary went to the nearby shop to _____ herself to a strawberry ice cream.
A.satisfy | B.treat | C.provide | D.offer |
–Why must you go shopping in such weather?
–My coffee has _____.
A.run out of | B.given out | C.given away | D.used up |
I have created these sentences to give you a chance to the world of English vocabulary and its hidden beauty.
A.select | B.replace | C.explore | D.decorate |
The food tastes _____ and sells _____.
A.well; well | B.good; good | C.good; well | D.well; good |
A wonderful idea ______ me that day when I met with a tough problem.
A.happened to | B.occurred to | C.seemed to | D.compared to |
— What’s up?
— There are so many problems ______.
A.remained to be solved | B.remaining to solve |
C.remained solving | D.remaining to be solved |
She was ________ mayor of the city for what she had done for the public.
A.absorbed | B.appointed | C.appealed | D.applied |
—Do famous athletes and entertainers such high salaries?
—Well, at least I think scientists should be paid more.
A.tolerate | B.consult | C.deserve | D.survive |