14.When it comes to swimming,no one in our class can _______ me in this knowledge.

A. catch　　　　　 B. suit　　　　　　 C. compare 　　　　　 D. match

13.When the Greeks had _____ the Persians, a soldier ran from Marathon to Athens.

A. won　　　 　　　B. bitten　　 　　　C. beaten　　　　　　 D. hit

12.Uner good treatment, many patients are beginning to _______ and will soon recover.

A.pick up　　　　　 B.pick out　　　　 C.turn up　　　　　 D.show up

11.Jenny worked hard before the final examination, and it _______ .She got an A.

A.showed off　　　　 B.paid off　　　　 C.put off　　　　　　 D.took off

10.Before the war many people _________ possessions they could not take with them.

A.threw away　　　　　 B.put away　　　 C.gave awayhtt://D.carried away

9.The old couple decided to ?____　 　a boy and a girl though they had three children of their own.

A.adapt　　　　　　 B.bring　　　　　　 　 C.receive　　　　　　 D.adopt

8.I am trying to be the kind of boss that the workers will .　　　　

A.live up to　　　　　 B.look up to　　　　 　　　 C.watch out for　　　　 D.put up with

7.-What field will your son go into after graduation from Nanjing University?

-I’m not quite certain, but he ____ a good teacher of English.

A.promises　　　　　 B.becomes　　　　　 C.makes　　　　 D.proves

6.The factory had to 　　　　a number of　 employees because of economic decline in the country.

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

5.-Oh, my God! So many students are coming out. How can you ____ your daughter?

-That’s easy. My daughter is wearing a red skirt today.

A. get out　　　　　 　　　 B. find out　　　　　 C. take out　　 　　　D. pick out