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

A．pick up

B．go up

C．hold up

D．keep up

The doctor threw himself from the horse, as if ________．

A．to be shot

B．being shot

C．shooting

D．shot

It is reported that many ________ are related to drug abuse．

A．crimes

B．faults

C．disasters

D．hardships

It took him a long time to ________ the skills he needed to become a professional artist．

A．acquire

B．inquire

C．require

D．request

－I’m afraid I have to leave for Miami tomorrow．

－________

A．I’m afraid not．

B．Have a good journey!

C．Please do．

D．Can't you stay a bit longer?

Parents nowadays try to provide their children with ________ best possible education, preparing them for ________ society of fierce competition．

A．the; /

B．/; the

C．the; a

D．the; the

The construction workers are making efforts to build the lab building, so it will ________ be completed by the end of next month．

A．hardly

B．hopefully

C．eagerly

D．immediately

Our school is much smaller, for it's only one third the ________ of theirs．

A．length

B．height

C．size

D．weight

Wait a moment! Let me just ________ my notes to find the exact figures．

A．refer to

B．look after

C．set down

D．get along

After 15 years, she changed a lot and looked quite different from ________ she used to be．

A．that

B．whom

C．who

D．what