24．The old man came——to the railway smtion，only the train was slowly pulling out of
the station．
| A．and ran；found | B．running；finding |
| C．running；to find | D．To run；finding． |
Busy and successful as he was, the novelist was willing to _____ any promising young man and give him all the help he could.
| A．take up | B．pick up | C．make up | D．look up |
Children are likely to get _____ if no one cares about their upbringing.
| A．out of hand | B．out of order | C．out of place | D．out of work |
If you put too many potatoes in that paper-bag it will _____.
| A．fail | B．explode | C．crack | D．burst |
One-room schoolhouses can still be found in _____ areas where there are no other schools for many miles.
| A．disposed | B．deserted | C．isolated | D．abandoned |
I'm afraid you have no _____ but to come along with us.
| A．possibility | B．permission | C．choice | D．selection |