19. The old couple _______ some money every month in case of an emergency.

　　　 A. put down　　　 B. put up　　　 C. put forward　　　　 D. put aside

18.When I opened the door, I found my father sitting in his chair, completely ______ a magazine.

　　　 A. absorbing in　　 B. absorbed in　　　 C. absorbing to　　　 D. absorbed to

17. Eating too much fat can _______ heart disease and cause high blood pressure.

　　　 A. contribute to　　 B. cause to　　　　 C. attend to　　　 D. devote to

16. The way he suggested ________ us out of the trouble turned out to be practical.

　　　 A. helping　　　　 B. was to help　　　 C. to help　　　　 D. help

15. We should combine our efforts to make sure our children are not _____ to bad living conditions.

　　　 A. affected　　　 B. exposed　　　　 C. exposing　　 　　D. effected

14.　 The detective, ______ to read a newspaper, glanced at the man ____ next to a woman.

　　　 A. pretending; seat　 　　　　　　B. pretending; seated

　　　 C. pretended; seat　　　　　　　　 D. pretended; seated

13.　 No matte how I tried to read it, I just couldn’t make _____ of this sentence.

　　　 A. meaning　　　 B. thought　　　 C. sense　　　　 D. idea

12.　 –Manager, do you have something ______at this moment?

　　　 -No, thanks. I’ll call you if any.

　　　 A. to be typed　　　 B. to type　　　 C. typing　　　 D. typed

11.　 The older New England villages have changed relatively little _____ a gas station or two in recent decades.　

　　 　A. except for　　　 B. in addition to　　　 C. except　　　　 D. besides

10.　 ________ we call the First Aid Center, the doctors _____ by and by.

　　 　A. No sooner; would come　　　　　　 B. Soon after; would come

　　　 C. Shortly; are coming　　　　　　　 D. Immediately; will come