10. Rock singers, on the other hand, ___ music their life. They ____ music to satisfy their inner desire.　

A. record, sing　　 B. make, record　　 C. play, play　　 D. make, play

9. There was an oil painting ___ in the corner. It ___ there for several days.

A. laying, had laid　 B. lain, had laid　 C. lying, had lain　 D. laid, had been lain

8. When Gisli was very young, he was terribly frightened of snakes, but he soon ___ it.

A. got over　　 B. got across　 C. got through　　 D. got off

7. $100 a month could hardly ___ the cost of his life in such a big city in this country?

A. spend　　 B. take　　 C. cover　　 D. meet

6. The two companies have ___ their disagreements out of court in a friendly, and this is what we expected to see.　

A. settled　 B. solved　 C. worked out　 D. overcome

5. --- When you come to ____ the scene, isn’t it disappointing to find a McDonald’s in every town?　 ---Well, people can have different tastes.　 A. think of　 B. think out　 C. think over　 D. think up

4. We had a really bad time about six months ago but now things are ____.

A. looking up　　 B. coming up　　 C. making up　　 D. turning up

3. Lily ___ in a big city while her twin sister, Lucy was ____ in a small village by her grandmother.　

A. grew up, grown up　　 B. brought up, grown up　

C. was grown up, brought up　　 D. grew up, brought up

2. Seeing every body seated, the chairman ___ to giving his speech.

A. got down　　 B. looked forward　 C. got used　　 D. devoted himself

1. --- I feel really disappointed not to have got that job.　 --- Don’t worry, maybe something better will ____.

A go by　　 B. take on　　 C. come along　 D. fall down