—When did you manage to get it completed?

       —Not until a new technique was _________.

       A. presented                 B. contributed               C. devoted                    D. introduced

Under good treatment, she is beginning to _______ and will soon come back to work.

       A. wake up                   B. grow up                   C. pick up                    D. show up

       Tom and Jerry are ______ of selling $4700 worth of heroin to a number of drug users.

       A. accused                   B. accustomed                     C. adjusted                   D. accompanied

The Red Cross turned the school into a _______ for victims of the earthquake.

A. kindergarten             B. cover                       C. shelter                      D. hotel

       I’m writing to apologize for my absence from last week’s meeting. I was unexpectedly ________ at work.

       A. picked up                 B. made up                   C. given up                   D. held up

—I’m still working on my project.

       —Oh, you’ll miss the deadline. Time is _________.

       A. running out               B. going out                  C. turning out               D. losing out

       We thought Jack had been killed in the plane crash, but he came back yesterday, sound and ________.

       A. live                          B. alive                         C. lovely                       D. lively

—Thanks. I know how to handle this problem with your directions.

       —But do remember that this rule cannot be ______ to every case.

       A. applied                     B. referred                    C. drawn                      D. thrown

Apart from the opening and closing ceremony and some key matches, ticket price will be ___________ to ordinary people.

       A. available                   B. considerable              C. acceptable                D. practical

Eventually, the President had to leave office __________ public pressure in order to ease the tension of the situation.

       A. in favor of                B. in response to           C. in return for                     D. in honour of