16. If you are working even harder, you ____ to be promoted to be a manager soon.

A. promise 　　　　　B. wish　　　　　 C. turn out　　　　　 D. prove

15. After a successful operation, Ronaldo has begun to do some exercise to ____ strength.

A. improve　　　　　 B. decrease　　　　　 C. increase　　　　　 D. raise

14. -How did you find your sister in such a big and strange city?

-I____ her in the railway station when I was just going back home.

A. came about　　　 B. came out　　　　 C. came up　　　　　 D. came across

13. The mail was ___ for two days because of the heavy snows.

A. held out　　　　　 B. held up　　　　 C. held back　　　　　 D. held off

12. In our school the women teachers ____ 56 percent of the staff.

A. turn up　　　 B. stand for　　　　 C. make up　　　　　 D. send up

11. Mr. Johnson is a man of good temper, and his good temper never ____ him.

A. fails　　　　 B. disappoints　　 　C. controls　　　 D. worries

10. Children under five are not ____to this primary school except those of extraordinary intelligence.　 A. accepted　　　　 B. received　　　 C. admitted　　　　 D. permitted

09. Could you please ____ one of your sandwiches for the hungry boy?

A. save　　　　　 B. share　　　　 C. give　　　　　 D. spare

08. Don't forget to ____ the ice cream on the way home.

A. hold up　　　　 B. come up　　　　 C. turn up　　　　　 D. pick up

07. Every day we ____ more than 40 000 passengers to over 100 destinations around the world.　 A. carry　　　 B. fly　　　 C. pick up　　　　　 D. bring