The child ought to be punished, how should you let him _______telling lies.
A.get down to | B.get through | C.get away with | D.get over |
I ______ walking in the garden ______ watching TV in the room.
A.like; instead | B.would rather; than | C.prefer; than | D.prefer; to |
His letter was so confusing that I could hardly make any ______ of it.
A.explanation | B.meaning | C.sense | D.guess |
Many memories of old times were ______ by the conversation we had during the get-together.
A.called on | B.called in |
C.called up | D.called for |
Hardly could he this amount of work in such a short time.
A.get down | B.get off | C.get through | D.get into |
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 |