According to the report, drivers who use ________ mobile phones on ________ road are more likely to have accidents．

A．a; the

B．the;/

C．/;/

D．/; the

－We had ________ really cold February this year．

－I can't remember ________ spring when it snowed in Nantong．

A．a;/

B．/; the

C．the; a

D．a; a

－What does your father do now?

－Well, he's a college professor, and he is in Scotland ________ the moment．

A．for

B．in

C．at

D．on

In the 16-19 age group, 32 of women smoke ________ 28 of men．

A．comparing to

B．comparing with

C．compared to

D．compare with

He rudely ________ my homemade bread to a lump of rock．

A．preferred

B．compared

C．matched

D．thought

－Let's just play a game or something else．

－Sounds good, but give me a call before you come．My mom might try to ________ something else for me to do．

A．come up with

B．come up

C．catch up

D．catch up with

The teacher asked a difficult question, but finally Ted ________ a good answer．

A．came up with

B．put up with

C．caught up with

D．kept up with

They ________ a new peaceful solution to the trouble．

A．catch up with

B．come up to

C．come up with

D．keep up with

Children above 12 are able to take part in skiing or other activities ________ for them．

A．designed

B．designing

C．to design

D．having designed

There is a wide variety of new machines ________ in our company．

A．designing

B．to design

C．to be designed

D．design