After retiring, he was recommended to ____ gardening as a hobby．
| A．take up | B．take on | C．take off | D．take away |
The little boy sat _____ to his father, and listened ____ with great interest
| A．close; close | B．closely; close |
| C．close; closely | D．closely; closely |
Two dresses look similar _____ each other , but they differ _____ material
| A．to; in | B．with; from | C．to ; from | D．from; in |
______ some pennies , I think there are only nine pounds left in my pocket.
| A．In addition | B．Instead of |
| C．Rather than | D．Apart from |
To keep healthy, Professor Johnson ______ cycling as a regular form of exercise after he retired.
| A．carried out | B．caught on | C．took up | D．made for |
One way to understand thousands of new words is to gain _____ good knowledge of basic word information.
| A．不填 | B．a | C．the | D．one |