His parents died in the strong earthquake, and he was _____ by the old man.
| A．grown up | B．taken up |
| C．fed up | D．brought up |
______ is surprising to us is that Tom, for ______ English was once boring, can speak English fluently as though he were a native speaker.
| A．What; whom | B．What; whose | C．It; whose | D．As; whom |
When the question _____ at the meeting, no one could answer it.
| A．rose | B．arose | C．came | D．raised |
We can’t _____ other countries in trade if we don’t develop our national economy.
| A．compete for | B．compete against | C．catch up | D．catch with |
At first he refused to admit he had stolen but when he was shown the videotape, he _______ and admitted everything.
| A．broke up | B．broke away | C．broke down | D．broke in |
Considering your income, you should be able to ______ at least twenty dollars a week.
| A．put forward | B．put in | C．put down | D．put aside |