Whenever a big company _______ a small one, the product almost always gets worse.
A.cutsdown | B.putsupwith | C.takesover | D.getsonwith |
The doctor had almost lost hope at one point, but the patient finally _______.
A.pulleddown | B.pulledthrough | C.pulledup | D.pulledover |
None of us expected the chairman to ______at the party. We thought he was still in hospital.
A.turnup | B.turnover | C.turnin | D.turndown |
This article ______ more attention to the problem of cultural interference in foreign language teaching and learning.
A.caresfor | B.appliesfor | C.allowsfor | D.callsfor |
The bed has been _______ in the family. It was my great grandmother’s originally.
A.handedout | B.handedover | C.handeddown | D.handedround |
Joe is not good at sports, but when it ______ mathematics, he is the best in the class.
A.comesto | B.comesupto | C.comesonto | D.comesaroundto |
When he realized the police had spotted him, the man _______ the exit as quickly as possible.
A.madeoff | B.madefor | C.madeout | D.madeup |
The store had to ________ a number of clerks because sales were down.
A.layout | B.layoff | C.layaside | D.laydown |
The sports meet, originally due to be held last Friday, was finally _______ because of the bad weather.
A.setoff | B.brokenoff | C.wornoff | D.calledoff |
When a fire ______ at the National Exhibition in London, at least ten priceless paintings were completely destroyed.
A.brokeoff | B.brokeout | C.brokedown | D.brokeup |