While reading an interesting story book in my room，______________.
| A．the light suddenly went out |
| B．the doorbell rang |
| C．someone was shouting outside |
| D．I heard someone shouting outside |
. The lawyer was expected to _____ some proposals after reading all those documents.
| A．come up with | B．put up with | C．look up to | D．keep up with |
American women were _____ the right to vote until 1920 after many years of hard struggle.
| A．ignored | B．refused | C．neglected | D．denied |
There are three basic ways of _____ language to writing, and all known graphic systems use one or a combination of these.
| A．committing | B．attaching | C．comparing | D．relating |
. Thomas Edison considered genius to be _____ one per cent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration.
| A．composed of | B．constituted in | C．consisted of | D．made up |
A completely new situation is likely to _____ when the school leaving age is raised to 16.
| A．arouse | B．rise | C．arise | D．raise |