．—Why don’t you do some shopping in the second-hand store？
—Well，the goods there are ，but .
| A．more expensive；worse | B．more expensive；not as bad |
| C．cheaper；good enough | D．cheaper；not as good |
There is an obvious __________ between the cultures of the West and East.
| A．content | B．contrast | C．contract | D．Contact |
We have strong __________ for believing that the mine accident in Heilongjiang was due to the poor management.
| A．grounds | B．reason | C．cause | D．Purpose |
I’m terribly sorry to turn you down this time, but I promise I will ________ to you next time.
| A．pick it up | B．make it up | C．turn it up | D．set it up |
The moment we heard the news of the earthquake, we began to ________ the work to rescue those who were trapped in the building.
| A．set off | B．set down | C．set aside | D．set about |
The coach, because of the driver’s carelessness, was __________ and crashed over the cliff on such a cold December morning.
| A．in support | B．out of control | C．in charge | D．at the mercy |