If we ________ this speed, we will finish the task ahead of time.
| A．hold up | B．break up |
| C．keep up | D．take up |
The room is very dark. Please __________ the light.
| A．switch on |
| B．switch off |
| C．put up |
| D．put down |
Look ！ My suit is badly out of __________. There must have been somebody sitting on it.
| A．date |
| B．balance |
| C．order |
| D．shape |
The woman told the workers that her house __________.
| A．required to paint |
| B．required painting |
| C．requires to be painted |
| D．requires being painted |
He made such __________ rapid progress in his job that before long he turned __________ director of the department.
| A．a; a |
| B．a; the |
| C．the; the |
| D．不填；不填 |
An unhappy childhood may have some negative effects on a person's character; however, they are not always __________.
| A．casual |
| B．ashamed |
| C．permanent |
| D．unfit |