She spends her money _________ books _________ on clothes.
| A.on; instead | B.in; instead |
| C.in; more than | D.on; rather than |
Ralph W. Emerson would always ______ new ideas that occurred to him.
| A.set off | B.set about | C.set up | D.set down |
Facing up to your problems ____ running away from them is the best approach to working things out.
| A.more than | B.rather than | C.along with | D.or rather |
While staying in the village, James unselfishly shared whatever he had with the villagers without asking for anything ______ .
| A.in return | B.in common | C.in turn | D.in place |
The two countries are going to meet to _______ some barriers to trade between them.
| A.make up | B.use up | C.turn down | D.break down |
_______ the school, the village has a clinic, which was also built with government support.
| A.In reply to | B.In addition to | C.In charge of | D.In place of |
Anyway, we’re here now, so let’s ___some serious work.
| A.come up with | B. get down to | C. do away with | D.live up to |
Starting your own business could be a way to achieving financial independence.___; it could just put you in debt.
| A. In other words | B.All in all | C. As a result | D.On the other hand |
Two men ___ into my flat. One of them threatened me with a knife while the other tied me up.
| A.found their way | B.pushed their way |
| C.wound their way | D.made their way |
He couldn’t ______ the fact that the money was found in his house.
| A.answer for | B.leave for |
| C.account for | D.care for |