--Do you need any help, Lucy?
--Yes. The job is ________ I could do myself.
| A．not more than | B．less than | C．more than | D．no more than |
At the foot of the mountain ________, which caught my eye.
| A．a beautiful wooden house lay | B．lay a beautiful wooden house |
| C．did lie a beautiful wooden house | D．did a beautiful wooden house lie |
Everyone was silent as the organizer ________ the result of the speech competition.
| A．announced | B．pronounced | C．arranged | D．instructed |
After a few courses on painting, Helen said she would ________ oil painting in her spare time.
| A．look up | B．bring up | C．take up | D．put up |
Most people are familiar with the idea that all matter in the universe ________ atoms.
| A．makes up | B．makes up of | C．consists in | D．consists of |
________, Nathan gave back the enormous amount of money he found.
| A．To his sorrow | B．To his joy | C．To his surprise | D．To his credit |