．--- Can I call for some friends and spend the day outside with them, Mom?
--- ____ I’ve told you to have a weekend on your own．
| A．Why so? | B．Why not? |
| C．How come? | D．So what? |
If you ever have the _____ to go abroad to work, you should take it.
| A．possibility | B．offer | C．luck | D．chance |
Carl wanted to play a joke on Bob but gave himself _____ by laughing.
| A．away | B．in | C．out | D．up |
As he had no friends and relatives in the town, the traveler tried to find a _____ somewhere.
| A．log | B．lodge | C．landing | D．lodging |
The thieves _____ him _____ in the park, took his wallet and escaped.
| A．held .. back | B．held .. up | C．held .. on | D．held .. out |
When the Greeks had _____ the Persians, a soldier ran from Marathon to Athens.
| A．won | B．bitten | C．beaten | D．hit |