The picture looks very beautiful _____ the light wall.
| A．in | B．of | C．over | D．against |
—How did you find your sister in such a big and strange city?
—I____ her in the railway station when I was just going back home.
| A．came about | B．came out | C．came up | D．came across |
The mail was ___ for two days because of the heavy snows.
| A．held out | B．held up | C．held back | D．held off |
In our school the women teachers ____ 56 percent of the staff.
| A．turn up | B．stand for | C．make up | D．send up |
Mr. Johnson is a man of good temper, and his good temper never ____ him.
| A．fails | B．disappoints | C．controls | D．worries |
Children under five are not ____to this primary school except those of extraordinary intelligence.
| A．accepted | B．received | C．admitted | D．permitted |