77.　 When he first ____ story-telling, he used to ask many children to come and listen.

A. took down　　 B. took over　　 C. took up　　　 D. took trouble in　

76.　 In class we try to ______ our minds what the teacher says.

　 A. make up　　　 B. impress on　　 C. keep on　　　 D. fill with　

75.　 My study of biology has ______ much of my spare time, but it has　

　 given me a great deal of enjoyment.

　A. taken off　　 B. taken down　　 C. taken up　　 D. taken away　

74.　 When you come to Shenzhen, I can _____ the night.

A. put you up for　 B. put you down for C. put you to　 D. put you for　

73.　 Seeing a little girl crying in the street, the policeman went up to ______.

A. help out　　 B. send out　　　　 C. pick out　　　　 D. try out　

72.　 The English evening has ____ till Friday.

A. put off　　　 B. called off　　　 C. been put off　　 D. been called off　

71. It took the firemen three hours before they finally ______ the fire.

　　 A. put down　　　 B. put off　　 　　　C. put away　　　 D. put out

70. -- Do you think the Stars will beat the Bulls?　　　　　 　　　　　　　　

　　 -- Yes. They have better players, so I ______ them to win.

　 A. hope　　　　　 B. prefer　　　　　 C. expect　　　　 D. want　

69.　 She ______ his number in the phone book to make sure that she had got it right.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 A. looked up　　　 B. looked for　　　 C. picked out　　 D. picked up　

68. The writer had written many famous novels, which were published in his later forties.

　　 A. came to　　　　 B. come upon　　　 C. came out　　　　 D. come back