The increasing number of cars on the road _______ traffic. This was the reason why we couldn’t get here on time.
| A．choked back | B．choked down |
| C．choked out | D．choked up with |
.You’ve done much of the work, and please leave ______ to us.
| A．the rest | B．the other | C．another | D．the others |
.The flowers ______ my mother, but my sister thought they were for her and took them.
| A．were intended for | B．intended for |
| C．intended to give | D．intended giving |
Though we spent a lot, we think it __ because we succeeded in the end.
| A．worth | B．worth being spent | C．worthy of | D．worthwhile |
.The detective, ______to read a newspaper, glanced at the man ______next to a woman.
| A．pretending ; seating | B．pretending; seated |
| C．pretended ; seating | D．pretended ; seated |
It’s not right to ______ the poorer people of the world.
| A．look up | B．look down |
| C．look down on | D．look up to |