Jim was not _______ to the club, because at that time he was not a member of it.

A. allowed        B. permitted         C. admitted          D. promoted

Thomas Alva Edison didn’t “invent” the light bulb (燈泡), but rather he ______ a 50 –year –old idea, which is not well –known.

A. improved upon       B. take down       C. put up        D. break away

The teacher asks the students to talk in English out of class just as they______in class.

A. are    B.were     C.do     D. did

My study of biology has ______ much of my spare time, but it has given me a great deal of enjoyment.

A. taken off    B. taken down        C. taken up     D. taken away

We ______certain livings as birds not because they have long legs or short legs,but because they all have

feathers.

A. think            B. classify               C. look             D. divide

Uner good treatment, many patients are beginning to _______ and will soon recover.

A.pick up          B.pick out         C.turn up           D.show up

— Would you like to go to Paris with us next year ?

— I’d like to, but my mother ______ that I am too young.

A. is against        B. opposes         C. objects           D. explains

In face of failure for the moment ,it’s the most important to_____a good state of mind.

A. keep on     B. keep at     C. keep up      D. keep out

 If the new arrangement doesn’t _____, we’ll go back to the old one.

A. work over         B. work out           C. work up     D. work in

A completely new situation will _________ when the examination system comes into

existence.

A. rise                B. arise        C. arouse          D. raise