Rather than ___ on a crowded bus, Tom always prefers __ a bicycle.
| A．ride; ride | B．riding; ride | C．ride; to ride | D．to ride; riding |
All around them was only the white snow and the night; they were ____________ from the rest of the world and were conscious only of each other.
| A．cut out | B．cut down | C．cut off | D．cut in |
TheChinese government has made great efforts to______thegapbetween the rich and the poor, but has not achieved obvious results.
| A．abolish | B．conduct | C．drag | D．narrow |
To solve the problem, we would appreciate it if you could give us an ______ explanation and compensate (补偿) us.
| A．abundant | B．adequate | C．approximate | D．awesome |
The old man asked the children to _____ to each other near the campfire so that he could start telling his story at once.
| A．take up | B．stay up | C．close up | D．turn up |
Lawrence’s novel was rejected at first, but it later came to be ______ as a work of genius.
| A．acknowledged | B．permitted | C．adapted | D．congratulated |