People in the west ______it a rule to buy Christmas presents for their relatives and friends.

A.make   B.have     C.do    D.change

The mother often tells her son to be a good boy, warning him to ______ trouble.

A. hold back from  B. keep out of  C. break away from    D. get rid of

Whether ways will be found to help China _______ the current world financial crisis is just _______worries the public.

A. prevent; that     B. survive; what      C. forbid; that         D. quit; what

My new secretary was very quick; she ________ a lot of work in one morning.

A. got over            B. got across         C. got round          D. got through

You’d better ______ some hot water into the bottle in case the teacools down.

A. add         B. fill         C. fill in        D. put

In a way I can see what you mean, even though I don’t______ your point of view.

A. permit    B.share     C. agree     D. recognize

The plan ______ just because people were unwilling to co-operate.

A. broke down       B. pulled down      C. turned down      D. put down

Both___     _ and ____   _ laughter do harm to your health.

A.burst out crying;burst into             B.to burst out tears;to burst into

C.bursting into tears; bursting into        D.bursting into crying;bursting out

When the Greeks had _____ the Persians, a soldier ran from Marathon to Athens.

A. won             B. bitten              C. beaten             D. hit

There’s no bear left and the pubs are shut so you’ll have to _______.

A. go out       B. go off          C. go without         D. go through