-I heard Back Street would sing at the New Theater.-Where did you _____?
| A．pick that up | B．put that up | C．make that up | D．take that up |
Built mainly on natural resources , the prosperity of the city was _______ and its economy almost collapsed when coal prices began to fall in 2012.
| A．sensitive | B．flexible | C．fragile | D．Subtle |
It is some time since the two parties came into conflict with each other , and now leaders of both sides are _________ a settlement of the dispute.
| A．consulting | B．negotiating |
| C．promising | D．Reasoning |
Since the day it was founded , the Venus Orchestra , known as the “the most beautiful orchestra in the world ”, has _________ the attention of professional critics , music lovers , and a wide range of audience.
| A．approved | B．assumed | C．accumulated | D．Arrested |
________ is an unreasonable dislike of a particular group of people or things, or a preference for one group of people or things over another.
| A．Prejudice | B．Dimension |
| C．Compliment | D．Symptom |
When you come across a new word , you should learn to guess the meaning of the word according to the ________ clues , which may be in the sentence that comes before the word.
| A．criterion | B．caption | C．context | D．Category |