12. His mother had thought it would be good for his character to _______ from home and earn some money on his own.

　A. run away　 B. take away　 C. keep away　 D. get away

11. We thought of selling this old furniture, but we’ve decided to ______ it. It might be valuable.

　A. hold on to　 B. keep up with　 C. turn to　 D. look after

10. If you ______ any problems when you arrive at the airport, give me a ring．　 A. come up with　 B. set about　 C. run into　 D. put aside

9. --- Smoking is bad for your health.

---Yes, I know. But I simply can’t _____.

　A. give it up　 B. give it in　 C. give it out　　 D. give it away

8. I’m planning to hold a party in the open air, but I can make no guarantees because it ______ the weather.

　A. links with　 B. depends on　 C. connects to　 D. decides on

7. We didn’t plan our art exhibition like that but it ______ very well.

　A. worked out　 B. tried out　 C. went on　 D. carried on

6. In order to ________ with the advanced countries, we must keep learning.

　A. get along　 B. put up　 C. catch up　 D. go on

5. You’d better ______ some money for special use.

A. pick up　 B. give away　 C. put off　 D. set aside

4. Would you slow down a bit, please? I can’t _______ you.

　A. keep up with　 B. put up with C. make up to　 D. hold on to

3. If you had _____ your test paper carefully before handing it in, you would have made fewer mistakes.

　A. looked up B. thought about　 C. gone over D. gone round