I’m thinking of hiring a teacher for my son. You see, he isn’t able to ________ the rest of his class.

A. get on with               B. go on with         C. keep up with             D. keep in touch with

I’m sure Jacky will be able to find the museum — he has a pretty good ________ of direction.

A. idea                         B. feeling                             C. experiment               D. sense

He listened to my lecture , but how much did he ________, I wonder?

A. take on                     B. take off                           C. take out                    D. take in

When Bob could not get a good job, he realized he had to________ all the years of fooling around instead of working hard in school.

A. make for                  B. pay for                            C. call for                     D. apply for

They met with difficulties, but I hear that they’ve succeeded ________.

A. after all                    B. above all                          C. in all                        D. first of all

He made such rapid progress in English study just because of the ________ he took of his every spare minute.

A. way                         B. use                                 C. place                        D. advantage

The engine of the ship was out of order and the bad weather ________ the helplessness of the crew (全体船员) at sea.

A. added to                   B. resulted from                   C. turned out                D. made up

This picture was taken a long time ago. I wonder if you can ________ my father.

A. find out                    B. pick out                           C. look out                   D. speak out

— What a heavy snow!

— Yeah! It’s said that a heavy snow ________ a harvest year.

A. expects                    B. suggests                          C. promises                  D. warns

Tim Becker and his neighbors are doing something to make their neighborhood a trouble-free area.

When Tim Becker gets in his car to go shopping, he doesn’t   1   drive to a store and back home. He always looks   2   up and down the streets of his neighborhood. He looks for anything   3   such as strange cars, loud noises,   4   windows, or people gathering on street corners.

Tim   5   to a neighborhood watch group in Stoneville, Indians, USA. The neighborhood watch group   6   on the third Wednesday of every month. That’s   7   Tim gets together with about ten of his neighbors to discuss community   8  . Members of the neighborhood watch group want to help the police   9   their homes, streets, and families safe.

Tina Stedman, president of   10   neighborhood watch group, agrees with Tim. “People seem to think that crime (犯罪) happens to other people but not   11   them. Well, it’s never happened to me,” she said, “but I don’t think anyone has the   12   to steal from other people or to make them feel   13   sitting in their own homes.”

Alex, a member of the group, said that all the neighbors   14   out for one another. “We 15 each other’s homes. We keep watch on the neighborhood at night and on weekends. Usually a 16 of four or five of us goes out together. If something doesn’t look right, then we call the    17  . For example, if we notice a group of teenagers who seem to be looking for   18  , or someone destroying property (财产), we report to the police.”

Alex feels the neighborhood watch groups   19   a lot in keeping crime down. Her husband Jim agrees, “Police are good people, but they can’t do   20  .”

1．A. yet                                   B. still                          C. just                          D. rather

2．A. carefully                    B. clearly                      C. nervously                 D. coldly

3．A. familiar                      B. unusual                    C. expensive                 D. interesting

4．A. clean                         B. open                        C. old                           D. broken

5．A. attends                       B. belongs                    C. goes                        D. turns

6．A. meets                        B. quarrels                    C. sings                        D. searches

7．A. where                        B. why                         C. when                       D. how

8．A. politics                       B. wealth                      C. health                       D. safety

9．A. keep                         B. hold                        C. let                            D. protect

10．A. its                            B. his                           C. their                         D. your

11．A. round                       B. on                            C. about                       D. to

12．A. right                        B. chance                            C. courage                    D. mind

13．A. unlucky                    B. unsafe                      C. disappointed             D. discouraged

14．A. set                          B. let                            C. hold                         D. look

15．A. care                         B enter                         C. watch                      D manage

16．A. group                       B. set                           C. number                   D. crowd

17．A. judges                     B. police                       C. firemen                    D. doctors

18．A. work                       B. help                         C. service                    D. trouble

19．A. produce                   B. find                          C. get                           D. help

20．A. anything                   B. everything                C. harm                        D. wrong