——How much is it ______? ——$ 20, I think.
| A．spent | B．cost | C．worth | D．taken |
My daughter loves writing and has _____many articles to her school edition---the Sun Breeze---and even the local newspaper.
| A．printed | B．written | C．contributed | D．published |
I ____ to go for a walk, but someone called and I couldn’t get away.
| A．was planning | B．planned | C．had planned | D．would plan |
We had a really bad time about six months ago but now things are ____.
| A．picking up | B．coming up | C．making up | D．turning up |
It was believed that things would get worse, but ____ it is they are getting better.
| A．before | B．as | C．because | D．after |
--- The MP3 cost me about 2,000 yuan.
--- Well, it was crazy of you to spend so much money_____you could buy a cheaper one.
| A．when | B．unless | C．if | D．because |