An elderly woman ______ the counter and asked to be shown some earrings.
| A．came up with | B．came up to | C．came through with | D．came out for |
16．－Governments at all levels have to take measures to improve the quality of basic education.
－Exactly. _________, students' homework must be greatly reduced.
| A．That's to say | B．What's more | C．Believe it or not | D．In a word |
15．A government, which is responsible for society, must_________to its people how important the method is to prevent AIDS.
| A．get through | B．get on | C．get over | D．get across |
14．Mum, you really need to have a. rest! You_________in the kitchen ever since you came back home three hours ago.
| A．had worked | B．were working | C．have been working | D．Worked |
13．A new simplified desktop computer has been developed for people aged over 60 to make them _________with PC and the Internet.
| A．familiar | B．aware | C．popular | D．Conscious |
12．We have to study for a bright future, so we have to lose some sleep_________we're worn out.
| A．in case | B．as though | C．as long as | D．even though |