Dear, I hope the engine will ______ until we get to the next garage.
| A．hold down | B．hold out | C．hold back | D．hold up |
— Can I go now, sir?
— If you _______ leave, do it quietly.
| A．will | B．may | C．shall | D．must |
I wanted to _______ them the trouble of buying me a present. So I didn’t tell them about my birthday party.
| A．dismiss | B．spare | C．remove | D．submit |
Jack, to his _______, refused to get involved although his friends insisted on his trying the drug.
| A．preference | B．surprise |
| C．credit | D．opinion |
People sometimes think that shy people are cold and uninterested in other people _______ actually they are just afraid to meet them.
| A．since | B．unless | C．when | D．until |
Many memories of old times were _______ by the conversation we had together that evening.
| A．called up | B．turned up |
| C．taken up | D．kept up |