The other day Cathy was walking along the Broad Street when she ________ an old friend of
hers, one she hadn’t seen for a long time.
| A.came across | B.came up | C.came about | D.came out | 
The _______ boy made the police and his family _______.
| A.gone; puzzled | B.missing; puzzled | C.missing;puzzling | D.lost; puzzling | 
Kathy ______ some French while she was away on a business trip in France.
| A.picked up | B.took up | C.made up | D.turned up | 
Scientists are convinced _____ the positive effect of laughter _____ physical and mental health.
| A.of; at | B.by; in | C.of; on | D.on; at | 
Take your time — it’s just_____ short distance from here to_____ restaurant.
| A.不填;the | B.a; the | C.the; a | D.不填;a | 
----- The cake is delicious.
 ------Well, at least it is ___________ the one I baked last week.
| A.as bad as | B.no worse than | C.no better than | D.not better than. |