He made a long speech, but I couldn’t ____ what he intended to tell us.

A. make up        B. show off      C. make out     D. speak out

--I didn’t do well in the exam. How about you?

--I did_______ you, maybe even worse.

A. no better than          B. as well as              C. not more than                   C. no worse than

We owe his success to his talents, but he says his success _____ his diligence.

A. leads to   B. lies in   C. results in   D. adds to

While he was at ____ college, he took part in the march, and was soon thrown into _____ prison.

A. the; /     B. /; the     C. /; /     D. the; the

Take an umbrella______ it rains.

A. in case     B. in any case   C. because    D. for

 I trusted him but he let me _____.

A. off   B. alone   C. down   D. out

Large quantities of water ____ for irrigation.

A. is needed     B. has needed   C. need  D. are needed

You’ll succeed in the end ____you don’t give up halfway.

A. even if     B. as long as     C. as though        D. unless

Phone calls are ______ during take-off. (禁止)