A good book is like a good friend. You cannot keep it long.
| A．very | B．so | C．too | D．such |
With the pressure ________, she was off work for weeks because she couldn’t stand it any more.
| A．picking up | B．making up | C．building up | D．putting up |
The game was a great success in the United States and it soon _________ to Australia and then to other ___________countries.
| A．reached, English spoken | B．floated , English speaking |
| C．expanded, English spoken | D．spread, English-speaking |
--- Is the situation there any better?
--- On the contrary, it is ________ now.
| A．badly off | B．worse off | C．well off | D．better off |
With electricity _______ because of the road repairs, the whole building was completely dark.
| A．cut up | B．cut off | C．cut out | D．cut down |
As a businessman he was a success, but as a husband he was _______ failure, so their marriage ended in _________failure.
| A．/ ; / | B．/ ; a | C．a; a | D．a; / |