-- Why didn't Mike attend the evening party?

   -- He is a quiet boy; He loves reading at home ______ to parties.

   A. than go     B. rather than going       C. than going      D. more than goes

-- Jimmy had a lot of parties recently.

-- Yes, that might ______ why he didn’t do well on the test.

A. sum up          B. push for          C. account for          D. compensate for

The doctor said jokingly that his own infection of the virus _______ the discovery of a vaccine (疫苗)of the disease.

   A. stood for           B. called for         C. paid for        D. contributed to

The young dancers looked so charming in their beautiful clothes that we took ________ pictures of them,

A. many of     B. masses of   C. the number of    D. a large amount of

——What do you think of your step—mother?

    ——There are some things that are not easy to______，but on the whole she is a good mother．

    A．come up with  B．put up with    C．break up with D．get along with

After the 5-hour long journey，all the tourists were——and desperate to have a good rest．

    A．turned out    B．given out    C．let out      D·worn out

With the development of the central and western China，more and more modem cities have

    ——in what was a wasteland ten years ago

    A．built-up    B．sprung up    C．grown up     D．risen up

The teacher stressed again that the students should not ________ any important details while retelling the story.

A. figure out           B. let out            C. leave out           D. pick out

One of the greatest benefits of Internet friendships is that they are based on common interest ________ appearance, age or popularity.

A. in case of               B. in the form of         C. in spite of            D. instead of

China’s quick reaction and the public efforts have ________ the rapid restoration（恢复）and reconstruction of Wenchuan.

A. applied to         B. contributed to         C. adjusted to           D. resulted from