After being laid off, he was reduced to himself to plant vegetable on the farm.
| A．hiring…out | B．catching…on | C．splitting…off | D．taking…up |
– What caused the fire?
--- ______.
| A．Because of a cigarette end | B．cigarette end caused |
| C．A cigarette end | D．Because a cigarette did |
.After the party was over, the children were asked to _____the fire.
| A．put up | B．put out | C．put off | D．put away |
Women are always thought _______the weak.
| A．of as | B．of | C．as | D．of being |
The great use of the school education is not so much to teach you things _____ to teach the art of learning.
| A．rather than | B．than | C．as | D．nor |
.Jean could be a very pretty girl, but she ____to her clothes.
| A．pays no attention | B．was paying no attention |
| C．paid no attention | D．had paid attention |