.（湖北卷30）.It is illegal for a public official to ask people for gifts or money ____________favors to them.
| A．in preference to | B．in place of | C．in agreement with | D．in exchange for |
He 20 dollars for his old bike the other day.
| A．paid | B．took | C．spent | D．offered |
A dark blue design will not on a blackboard.
| A．clear up | B．go up | C．show up | D．pick up |
The store had to a number of clerks because sales were down.
| A．lay out | B．lay off | C．lay aside | D．lay down |
It is much easier to talk about social change than to .
| A．bring it on | B．bring it about | C．bring it up | D．bring it out |
This is a story completely by him, so don’t rust him.
| A．discovered | B．invented | C．found | D．known |