________ an important meeting tomorrow, I have to prepare for it．

A．There is

B．There will be

C．There being

D．There to be

They are often ________ busy or tired to cook dinner for the family at night, and fast-food restaurants are a great help to them．

A．very

B．so

C．such

D．too

Neither her father nor her mother would give ________ permission to buy that CD player．

A．his

B．their

C．her

D．one’s

Either you or the headmaster ________ the prizes to these gifted students at the meeting．

A．is handing out

B．are to hand out

C．are handing out

D．is to hand out

________ the fact that he is in poor health, Black is still addicted to alcohol．

A．Despite

B．In spite

C．As

D．Although

Mr．Blake is very popular because of his good ________ of humour．

A．sense

B．emotion

C．feeling

D．thought

I have read the material several times but it doesn’t make any ________ to me．

A．meaning

B．importance

C．sense

D．significance

One of the advantages of living on the top floor of a high rise is that you can get a good ________．

A．sight

B．scene

C．view

D．look

In the face of all these difficulties, we’re not discouraged and our spirits ________ well．

A．keep up

B．go up

C．hold up

D．pick up

Kathy ________ a lot of Spanish by playing with the native boys and girls．

A．picked up

B．took up

C．made up

D．turned up