____ to light for a long time, the potatoes turned green.

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• 1It’s unfair that he _________ cheating because he’s a famous author.

  A.makes use of

  B.gets away with

  C.gets rid of

  D.ends up with

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• 2—What do you think of the coming 2012 London Games? —Oh，the table tennis match is ________ to be the most exciting of it.

  A.preferred

  B.wished

  C.expected

  D.proved

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• 3Although they lost their jobs, saving and unemployment benefits allow the couple to ____ their comfortable home．

  A.come up with

  B.catch up with

  C.hold on to

  D.look forward to

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• 4After trying many times , they had to       the hope of saving the seriously-wounded elephant.

  A.abandon

  B.release

  C.discourage

  D.resign

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• 5Mum ______ my suggestion while Dad spoke ______ my idea．

  A.turned off, in favour of

  B.turned down, in favour of

  C.turned down, in need of

  D.turned on, in hope of

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• 6In autumn, leaves turn yellow and _________ the trees.

  A.fall out

  B.fall off

  C.fall down

  D.fall over

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• 7Cultural exchange __________ better understanding.  

  A.make use of

  B.make for

  C.make up

  D.make into

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• 8Quebec, once originally ______ by France, ______ the British in 1763.

  A.being colonized; was lost in

  B.was colonized; was lost to

  C.colonized; was lost to

  D.having being colonized; was lost in

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• 9________ the project of helping the laid-off workers, some companies provide more jobs during November.

  A.In memory of

  B.In favor of

  C.In celebration of

  D.In support of

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• 10Mr. Irvine, who ________ in a high school for forty years, is now living in retirement.

  A.had taught

  B.taught

  C.has taught

  D.had been teaching

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