The further falling of the stock market as reported today has ________ a fresh wave of selling.
| A．given off | B．set off | C．put off | D．got off |
— Mom，Dad is smoking again!
—Well，let him cut it ________ gradually since old habits die hard.
| A．off | B．down | C．up | D．out |
It was quite a job for her to ________ several children all by herself during the war.
| A．dress up | B．bring up | C．break up | D．add up |
As we have known from the map of the world，this is ________.
| A．twice as large an island as that |
| B．twice as large as that island |
| C．as twice large as that one |
| D．twice as a large island as that |
If your father knows that you cheated in the exam，he will be ________ a little angry.
| A．less than | B．other than | C．more than | D．rather than |
Used to TV shows, where everything is quick and entertaining, many people do not have the _______ to read a book that requires thinking.
| A．courage | B．wisdom | C．patience | D．freedom |