Steven has a lot of work to _______ in the office since he has been away for quite a few days.
A.take up | B.make up | C.work out | D.carry out |
The film A World Without Thieves ________ a great success and brought in a large profit to the cinema.
A.appreciated | B.enjoyed |
C.won | D.seized |
The mother often tells her son to be a good boy, warning him to ______ trouble.
A.hold back from | B.keep out of |
C.break away from | D.get rid of |
Though ________ in a big city Jim always prefers to paint the primitive(原始的)scenes of country life.
A.raised | B.grown |
C.cared | D.fed |
John has put on so much weight recently that his mother has to ______ all his trousers to his measure.
A.let out | B.give away | C.bring in | D.make up |
Until I was twenty-three I never ________ attending night school three nights a week.
A.doubted | B.failed |
C.missed | D.requested |
The plan ______ just because people were unwilling to co-operate.
A.broke down | B.pulled down | C.turned down | D.put down |
Nothing ________ after the terrible fire which had been caused by someone smoking in bed.
A.remained | B.continued |
C.left | D.kept |
. I had to ______ because someone else wanted to use the phone.
A.give up | B.put up | C.hang up | D.ring up |
If you go there alone after dark you might get _____.
A. attacked and robbed B. attacking and robbing
B. to attack and rob D. to be attacked and robbed
In that country, guests usually feel that they are not highly ________ if the invitation to a dinner party is given only three or four days before the party date.
A.regarded | B.thought |
C.admired | D.concerned |
I had hoped to get to the meeting, but I found at the last minute that I couldn’t ________ it.
A.try | B.meet |
C.get | D.make |
I’m afraid none of them can ________ the machine that has been imported from abroad. Which of the following is wrong?
A.work | B.run |
C.turn | D.operate |
Some kinds of animals can _______ the colour of their surroundings.
A.take on | B.dress up | C.put on | D.get into |