—Is there anything wrong with you, Jake? You look so pale．

—I feel very tired．I _____on this boring paper every day so far this month．

A.work   B.have been working    C.had been working            D.am working

— So, how is your new roommate ?

— She really ____. She always making loud noises at midnight and when I remind her , she always makes rude remarks.

A. turns me over    B. turns me down    C. turns me off     D. turns me out

 Every minute should_______to work for the motherland.

A. make use of        B. be made of

C. be made use of     D. make of

To our surprise the stranger _____ to be an old friend of my mother’s.

A. turned out         B. turned up   C. set out        D. set up

—Have you ________ any information?

—No, I’m going to ____________ the business department.

A. picked up; call at     B. picked out; call on    C. got; call on       D. received; drop in

The factory had to         a number of  employees because of economic decline in the country.

A.lay out            B.lay off             C.lay aside         D.lay down

In the cross-lake swimming race, a boat will be ____in case of an emergency.

A. standing by          B. turning on        C. getting on           D. running on

I can hardly believe my eyes. What a poor composition you have _______. There are so many wrong spellings in it. 

A. turned into        B. turned off          C. turned to           D. turned in

 Research _______ that over 90 percent of high school students are dissatisfied with their test scores.

A. indicates      B. introduces      C. dictates           D. determines

Considering your salary, you should _______ at least 100 dollars a week.

A. put up             B. put forward        C. put aside          D. put out