He managed what ___a smile of satisfaction though it was an unexpected result that came out..
A.counted on | B.amounted to | C.compensated for | D.majored in |
-What’s the matter with John? He has been sitting there for hours.
-A postcard from his father an attack of home-sickness in him.
A.took up | B.set off | C.brought in | D.built up |
Nearly all educators believe that a challenging situation can often _______ the best qualities of a person.
A.bring out | B.bring forward | C.bring about | D.bring up |
Would you please drive more quickly? My plane will_____in twenty minutes.
I want to but safety comes first.
A.take off | B.take up | C.take down | D.take out |
“I’ve told you a million times --- _______ my belongings alone!” shouted Paul angrily.
A.keep | B.leave | C.set | D.lay |
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 |