--- Have you finished the task?
--- ________ it. We still need five more days.
| A．Far from | B．Rather than | C．Apart from | D．Except for |
When the New Year comes, children often ________ and get some gifts.
| A．stand up | B．put up | C．dress up | D．set up |
You should have ________ to your roommate, John. What you said yesterday hurt him deeply.
| A．apologized | B．wept | C．lied | D．promised |
The young engineer was ________ a gold cup because of his creative achievements for the development of the company.
| A．awarded | B．admitted | C．applied | D．accepted |
It was raining heavily. Little Mary felt cold, so she stood ____ to her mother.
| A．close | B．closely | C．closed | D．closing |
_____ snacks and drinks, but they also brought cards for entertainment when they had a picnic in forest.
| A．Not only they brought | B．Not only did they bring |
| C．Not only brought they | D．Not only they did bring |