10. After the robbery, the shop installed a sophisticated alarm system as insurance _______ future losses. 　A. for 　　 　　B. from　 　C. against　 　 D. towards

9．Tom got a small salary every month, so he couldn’t_______.

A. make ends meeting　　　　　 　B .make his ends meet

C .make ends meet 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. make end meet

8．It was raining outside, _____, I couldn’t find a taxi.

A. to make things better 　B. to make things worse　 C. still worse　D. still better

7. I hope the weather _______ by this afternoon, because we want to go out.

A. cleans up　　　B. cleans out　　C clears up　　D. clears out

6. Please ask the lawyer what his _____would be to take the case to court.

A. wage　　B. income　　　C. fee　　D. welfare

5. She made a few mistakes playing the violin, but you should make ____ for her since she’s only been playing for a year.　　　 A. allowances　　B. promises　C. room　　D. way

4. She was depressed and felt totally ________ about the future.

A. hopeful　　B. hopeless　　　 C. anxious　　D. unfortunate

3. The factory has ______　 workers because of the drop in sales.

A. laid out　　　B laid off　　C. laid aside　　　D. laid down

2. It’s so nice to hear from her.______, we last met more than thirty years ago.

A. What’s more　　　 　　 B. That is to say　　 C. in other words　　　　　 D. Believe it or not

1. We should prevent such a silly mistake______ again.

A. occurring　　　　　　　　 B. to occur　　　 　 C. to be occurred　　　　　 D. from being occurred