In much of the animal world, night is the time ____ for sleep —pure and simple.
| A.set aside | B.set down | C.set off | D.set up |
It is said that the engines of Flight MH370____while flying over the Indian Ocean,with all on board killed .
| A.broke out | B.ran out | C.gave out | D.wore out |
This company is going to ________some 160 employees because of the drop in sales.
| A.lay off | B.lay aside | C.lay down | D.lay out |
I spent the whole day repairing the motorbike. The work was ____ simple.
| A.anything but | B.nothing but | C.something of | D.all except |
It doesn’t _______ if you are late to my party. I just want you to come.
| A.take me by surprise | B.make sense | C.take a chance | D.make a difference |
-- How wonderfully Huang Bo performed at the 2014 Spring Festival Gala!
--Yes, It _________ my memories of his films.
| A.called on | B.called in | C.called off | D.called up |
Don't worry. It's just a regular blood test. It'll finish within seconds.
| A.other than | B.rather than |
| C.no more than | D.much more than |
Meeting again by chance, Lucy and Amy are delighted to the friendship where it left out years ago.
| A.break up | B.pick up | C.bring up | D.build up |
In fact fuels we burn and plant food we eat ________ their chemical energy in the form of heat.
| A.give in | B.give off |
| C.give away | D.give up |
Chengdu has focused on improving the surrounding countryside, ________ encouraging largescale city expansion.
| A.due to | B.rather than |
| C.except for | D.other than |