After he retired from office, Tim ________ painting for a while, but soon lost interest.
| A．set up | B．took up | C．picked up | D．made up |
They promise that the work would all be finished _____ next week.
| A．until | B．in | C．by | D．to |
—I don’t like chicken _______ fish.
—I don’t like chicken, _______ I like fish very much.
| A．and, and | B．and, but | C．or, but | D．or, and |
Fred is second to none in maths in our class, but believe it or not, he _______ passed the last exam.
| A．easily | B．hardly | C．actually | D．successfully |
He wanted to read more, so he asked his friends if there was _______ to read.
| A．something easy enough | B．something enough easy |
| C．enough easy something | D．easy enough something |
Does ________ matter if he can’t finish the job on time?
| A．this | B．that | C．he | D．it |