Lucy's new job paid twice as much as she had made ________in the restaurant.
| A．working | B．work | C．to work | D．worked |
Recently, to maintain national balance, the Chinese government has _____ a policy of encouraging college graduates to take positions in rural areas.
| A．adapted | B．admired | C．adopted | D．admitted |
The great damage which the destructive earthquake in Japan on March 11, 2011 _____ made a great many people homeless.
| A．brought in | B．brought about | C．brought up | D．brought out |
——- Not getting that job was a big letdown.
——- Don’t worry. Something better will ____.
| A．come along | B．take on | C．go by | D．fall behind |
When I wanted to express my thanks to him，words _____ me. I just held his hands firmly and choked.
| A．left | B．fled | C．forgot | D．escaped |
They are broadening the bridge to ____ the flow of traffic．
| A．put off | B．speed up | C．turn on | D．work out |
According to school bus safety rules, when a school bus stops on the road to _____or pick up students, other vehicles behind it must stop to wait.
| A．drop off | B．take off | C．pay off | D．turn off |
Poor Tim! He had his pocket ________on his way to the theatre. So he had to give up his favourite play.
| A．robbed | B．cheated | C．picked | D．stolen |
Perhaps it is true that nobody in the world knows exactly how the earth __________.
| A．came up | B．came out | C．came to power | D．came into being |