The noise of the traffic and people __________，as if someone had turned down the volume of the world.
| A．died out |
| B．came up |
| C．faded away |
| D．broke down |
. His hard work paid ____ when he got the result.
| A．off | B．over | C．out | D．back |
. Are you suggesting that I _____ too old for the job?
| A．am | B．should be | C．be | D．was |
Seeing your picture, I couldn’t resist _____ the days _____ we spent together.
| A．to think of; when | B．to think of; which |
| C．thinking of; which | D．thinking of; when |
______ what we have now, we can’t afford so large a house.
| A．In | B．At | C．With | D．Near |
He was _________down for several days after he heard the bad news .
| A．broken | B．cast | C．cut | D．discouraged |