97. The doctor had almost lost hope at one point, but the patient finally _______.

　A. pulled down 　　　B. pulled through　　 　C. pulled up 　　　D. pulled over

96. None of us expected the chairman to ______at the party. We thought he was still in hospital.

　A. turn up　 　　　　B. turn over　　　　　 C. turn in 　　　　　D. turn down

95. This article ______ more attention to the problem of cultural interference in foreign language teaching and learning.

　A. cares for 　　　B. applies for　　　 　C. allows for 　　　　D. calls for

94. The bed has been _______ in the family. It was my great grandmother’s originally.

　A. handed out 　　　B. handed over　　 　C. handed down 　　D. handed round

93. Joe is not good at sports, but when it ___ mathematics, he is the best in the class.

　A. comes to 　　　　B. comes up to　　　 　C. comes on to 　　　D. comes around to

92. When he realized the police had spotted him, the man _______ the exit as quickly as possible.

　A. made off 　　　　B. made for　　　　 　C. made out 　　　　D. made up

91. The store had to ________ a number of clerks because sales were down.

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

90. The sports meet, originally due to be held last Friday, was finally _______ because of the bad weather.

　A. set off 　　　　　B. broken off　　　 　C. worn off 　　　　　D. called off

89. When a fire ______ at the National Exhibition in London, at least ten priceless paintings were completely destroyed.

　A. broke off 　　　　B. broke out　　　 　C. broke down 　　　　D. broke up

88. In Disneyland, every year, some 800,000 plants are replaced because Disney refused to ________ signs asking his “guests” not to step on them.

　A. take down 　　　　B. call for　　　　 C. put up 　　　　　D. set up