The police had to ________________ the evidence in order to arrest the thief.
A.examine | B.check | C.test | D.prove |
The naughty boy _____ to me that the hen _____ there just now had ____ two eggs the
day before.
A.laid; laid; laid | B.laid; lay; lain |
C.lied; laid; lain | D.lied; lying; laid |
He ______ at once when I promised to help him.
A.cheered up | B.gave up | C.broke up | D.turned up |
After going into the concert hall, the mother _____ a friend and went over to greet him.
A.searched | B.knew | C.spotted | D.realized |
He ______ be sitting at the gate, waiting for his lost son.
A.used to | B.was used to | C.could | D.was accustomed |
If you _____ the bottle and cigarettes, you we’ll be much healthier.
A.take off | B.keep off | C.get off | D.set off |
— Will 1000 dollars ______ the bill?
— Of course, more than sufficient.
A.cover | B.pay | C.contain | D.include |
Robert failed to seek a job for his poor education, though he is _______ to get one to support his family.
A.wanting | B.looking forward | C.fighting | D.dying |
The new comers found it impossible to _____themselves to the climate to make permanent homes in the new countries.
A.suit | B.adopt | C.adapt | D.match |
--- How about your new book?
--- It won’t be long before it ______.
A.publish | B.come out | C.give out | D.take out |
He is no longer in good condition, and his ability to work is limited. I ____________ him to give up the job but failed.
A.suggested | B.persuaded | C.tried to persuade | D.managed |
We are interested in the weather because it____ us so directly---what we eat, what we do, and even how we feel.
A.affects | B.benefits | C.guides | D.effects |
A new regulation has passed forbidding supermarkets and stores to ____ free plastic bags to shoppers.
A.give off | B.give in | C.give out | D.give up |
On Halloween, children in American like to _____ as ghosts to frighten people.
A.dress up | B.put on | C.make up | D.spy on |