New comer as you are, if you spend a little more time on your work, I am sure you’ll ________ ahead in the end.
| A．come up | B．come about | C．come through | D．come out |
(2012·浙江) According to scientists, mental abilities begin to __________ from the age of 27 after reaching the highest level at 22.
| A．differ |
| B．shrink |
| C．fail |
| D．Decline |
(2012·安徽) The athlete's years of hard training __________ when she finally won the Olympic gold medal.
| A．went on |
| B．got through |
| C．paid of f |
| D．ended up |
The officer insisted that Michael did not follow the correct __________ in applying for a visa.
| A．pattern |
| B．procedure |
| C．program |
| D．Perspective |
I wasn't blaming anyone; I__________ said errors like this could be avoided.
| A．merely |
| B．mostly |
| C．rarely |
| D．Nearly |
When asked about their opinion about the schoolmaster, many teachers would prefer to see him step aside __________ younger men.
| A．in terms of |
| B．in need of |
| C．in favor of |
| D．in praise of |