19. As nobody here knows what is wrong with the machine, we must send for an engineer to ______ the problem. (2008湖北卷)

　 　A. handle 　　　　　　　 B. raise　　　　　　　　　 C. face 　　　　　　　　 D. present

18. Though having lived abroad for years, many Chinese still ______ the traditional customs. (2008湖北卷)

A. perform　　　　　　　　　　 B. possess　 　　　　　 C. observe　　　　　　　　　　 D. support

17. I _____ it as a basic principle of the company that suppliers of raw materials should be given a fair price for their products. (2008江西卷)

A. make　　　　　 B. look　　　　 C. take 　　　　　　D. think

16. You have to be a fairly good speaker to ______ listeners’ interest for over an hour. (2008辽宁卷)

A. hold 　　　　　B. make　　　　　　 C. improve　　　　　 D. receive

15. The performance ______ nearly three hours. but few people left the theatre early. (2008全国卷1)

A. covered 　　　B. reached 　　　　C. played 　　　　D. lasted

14. — What fruit is in season now ?

— Pears and apples,______. (2008全国卷1)

A. I know 　　　　B. I think 　　　　　C. I see 　　　　　　D. I feel

13. After studying in a medical college for five years. Jane ______ her job as a doctor in the countryside. (2008全国卷1)

A. set out 　　　　　B. took over 　　　C. took up 　　　　D. setup

12. Little Johnny felt the bag, curious to know what it ____.(全国卷II)

A. collected 　　　B. contained 　　　　C. loaded　 　　　D. saved

10. Einstein liked Bose's paper so much that he ________ his own work and translated it into German. (2008山东)

A. gave off 　　　　　　　 B. turned down　　　 　 C. took over 　　　 D. set aside

11 – What are you reading, Tom?

-- I’m not really reading, just ___ the pages. (全国卷II)

A. turning off　 　　B. turning around　 　　　C. turning over　 　　D. turning up

9. The fact that she never apologized ______ a lot about what kind of person she is. (2008山东)

A. says 　　　　　　　　　 B. talks 　　　　 C. appears 　　 　　D. declares