Rather than _______ in the crowded bus, they preferred _____ home
#12830
A
to ride , walk
B
riding , walking
C
ride , walk
D
ride, to walk
--- How soon will the candidates get their university admissions? --- It may take three weeks for all the applications to be .
#12831
A
withdrawn
B
delivered
C
edited
D
processed
You may ______ it that Jennifer will come and help us if we are in trouble.
#12832
A
rely on
B
carry on
C
base on
D
take on
—I’m thinking about withdraw (退出)from the committee.—Think it over. Once you decide, you won’t be ______ to the committee again.
#12833
A
adopted
B
admitted
C
adapted.
D
allowed
—Peter and I quarreled last night again.—You know, frequent quarrel doesn’t ______ in a happy marriage.
#12834
A
bring up
B
hold up
C
end up
D
come up
When the slave trade was abolished in 1838, the former slaves the carnival.
#12835
A
took up
B
took down
C
took over
D
took in
The number of speech pathologists(who help people who have problems speaking) double by the year 2012.
#12836
A
is expected to
B
are expected to
C
expects to
D
expect to
But often the drivers just go by, taking the human traffic for granted.
#12837
A
sign
B
symbol
C
signal
D
mark
Webster his American Dictionary of the English Language, which first appeared in 1828.
#12838
A
is best known for
B
is most known for
C
is best known as
D
is most known as
I do ______ your timely help yesterday, without _______ I couldn’t have found the solution.
#12839
A
thank; which
B
appreciate; it
C
thank; it
D
appreciate; which
To be honest, this restaurant isn’t _________ that one we went to the other day.
#12840
A
half as good as
B
as half good as
C
as good as half
D
good as half as
I’m sorry to tell you that the library doesn’t allow ________ loudly.
#12841
A
talking
B
to talk
C
anyone talking
D
anyone talk
Try to be more careful next time. Carelessness only ______ mistakes.
#12842
A
tends to
B
results from
C
leads to
D
turns to
As soon as I joined the big crowd yesterday, I got _______ from my friends.
#12843
A
lost
B
separated
C
divided
D
spared
I can hardly imagine ______ little children can work out the problem in _____ short a time.
#12844
A
so; such
B
such; such
C
so; so
D
such; so
In English, if new words continue to be used for at least five years they generally ________ the Oxford English Dictionary.
#12845
A
come up with
B
end up in
C
look up to
D
make up for
Lin Shuhao has earned a good ________ at home and abroad for his excellent basketball skill and won over thousands of fans .
#12846
A
contribution
B
occupation
C
reputation
D
civilization
Kate is only a nodding ______, not very familiar to me.
#12847
A
acquaintance
B
partner
C
companion
D
coincidence
Two businessmen have donated $70,000 to _____our school’s campaign“Help the Needy”, which was started by our former headmaster three years ago.
#12848
A
sponsor
B
launch
C
organize
D
plan
---He is______ a brave man. ---we can’t admire his courage ______.
#12849
A
actually; very much
B
indeed; too a lot
C
really; too much
D
truly; a bit