Though the working mother is very busy, she _____ an hour every day to spend with her daughter.
| A．set out | B．set off | C．set about | D．set aside |
She tried hard to keep calm in face of the students, but the sweat on her forehead _____ her ____.
| A．gave; away | B．tuned; down | C．showed; out | D．shut; off |
Thomas Alva Edison didn’t “invent” the light bulb (灯泡), but rather he ______ a 50 –year –old idea, which is not well –known.
| A．improved upon | B．take down | C．put up | D．break away |
Dressed untidily and speaking in a strange way, Father must have ______ to the people present to be a silly old man.
| A．appeared | B．pretended | C．shown | D．thought |
The film “World without thieves” ______ a great success and brought in a large profit to the cinema.
| A．appreciated | B．enjoyed | C．won | D．seized |
After retirement, Mr. Smith ______ painting, which he had always loved but had not had time for.
| A．took up | B．got up | C．help up | D．looked up |