The mother watched her child playing on the beach, ________ in front of her chest.
| A．crossed her hands |
| B．crossing her hands |
| C．with her hands crossing |
| D．with her hands to be crossed |
Grain output _____ greatly in the past few years.
| A．increased | B．increases |
| C．has increased | D．is increasing |
I can't _____ her another day; she never stops complaining.
| A．put back | B．put up with |
| C．put up | D．put aside |
He has by chance _____ the answer to that problem.
| A．come up to | B．come about |
| C．come across | D．come up with |
I could feel my heart beating violently _____ I went on the stage to sing a song.
| A．for the first time | B．by the time |
| C．every time | D．from time to time |
I took a(n) _____ dislike to him.
| A．open | B．quick |
| C．fast | D．instant |