. Going out for tea with friends increasingly popular during the past twenty years.
| A．becomes | B．became | C．has become | D．had become |
Key: C
The whole village was _____ by the rainstorm.
| A．knocked down | B．knocked out | C．knocked at | D．knocked off |
--- I’m sure Andrew will win the first prize in the final.
--- I think so. He _____ for it for months.
| A．is preparing | B．was preparing | C．had been preparing | D．has been preparing |
His enthusiasm for the plan seems to have______; he never speaks about it any more.
| A．worn off | B．turned off | C．kept off | D．taken off |
After thirty years of separation, I _____ with my sister. How happy we were!
| A．kept in touch | B．caught up | C．kept up | D．got in touch |
--- Have you seen the robber______?
--- Why ask me? You are the only one who stands _____ to him.
| A．clear; close | B．clearly; closely | C．clear; closely | D．clearly; close |