The police officer was of not trying to prevent the crime from happening.
#67710
A
reminded
B
informed
C
accused
D
warned
When Peter speaks in public, he always has trouble _ the right things to say.
#67715
A
thinking of
B
to think of
C
thought of
D
think of
As Jack left his membership card at home, he wasn't allowed into the sports club.
#67721
A
going
B
to go
C
go
D
gone
China has recently ______ its waters controls near the Diaoyu Islands to prevent Chinese fishing boats from ______ in the East China Sea．
#67723
A
show up; attacking
B
taken up; having attacked
C
stepped up; being attacked
D
picked up; having been attacked
The chairwoman had her office ______ during her absence, which she’d like to see ______ the following day.
#67726
A
broken into; looked into
B
broken out; looking into
C
broken in; look into
D
broken off; to look into
A couple of young people went _____ the ship ______ their stolen necklace worth $5000.
#67728
A
abroad; searching for
B
aboard; in search of
C
board; in their search of
D
broad; searched for
Last week the staff made______ suggestions, but unluckily they were just ______ impractical by the manager.
#67729
A
dozen of; dismissed for
B
many dozens of; dismissed from
C
two dozen; being dismissed as
D
dozens of; dismissed as
_____ sometimes people ____ such amazing stories, there’s really no _____evidence that Aliens took Justin.
#67731
A
When; make out; harder
B
While; make of; hardly
C
While; make up; hard
D
As; make up; hard
With Christmas coming, many people hurriedly ______ their way to the shop, trying to buy whatever they want ______.
#67733
A
feel; at the discount
B
force; at discount
C
find; for a discount
D
make; at a discount
It suddenly ______ to the detective that the professor was probably murdered by his own wife .
#67736
A
came about
B
took place
C
happened
D
occurred
The company has ______ a famous lawyer ______ him as the case is tough.
#67738
A
arranged; to defend
B
been arranged; in the defence of
C
arranged for; in defence of
D
arranged with; in defence for
Not seeing Justin, his sister , Kelly, ______ nine, heard him ______his favorite CD in his room.
#67740
A
aged; put on
B
age; put down
C
aging; put on
D
to age; put out
—You’ve been silent the whole day, man!— I’m feeling ______ blue today. I didn’t do well in the speech contest.
#67743
A
in any way
B
in terms of
C
a variety of
D
kind of
The woman said nothing but to ______ a weak smile on hearing the news that her beloved ex-husband would marry a young lady.
#67745
A
organize
B
manage
C
express
D
offer
The taxi driver ________ and began to rob his passenger with a fruit knife when suddenly a policeman turned up.
#67747
A
pulled away
B
pulled out
C
pulled over
D
pulled through
—Barbara lied to me again last night; I can’t take it any more!— That’s not surprising. She is _______ a simple woman.
#67749
A
nothing but
B
anything but
C
none but
D
no more than
The more one is _______ the English-speaking environment, the better he or she will learn the language.
#67752
A
filled in
B
exposed to
C
caught on
D
kept up
Burglar alarms ________ at any time of the day or night serve only to annoy.
#67754
A
go off
B
that are going of
C
that go off
D
which going off
Who will ______ your dog when you all go out for a holiday?
#67756
A
keep down
B
look for
C
take to
D
attend to
They often use wood as fuel to ________ coal.
#67757
A
take place
B
take the place of
C
in place of
D
instead of