1、That child ____ new facts like a sponge.
A.soaks
B.soaks in
C.soaks up
D.soaks off
2、If I ____ his telephone number,I would have rung him up.
A.were not to forget
B.should know
C.didn’t forget
D.had known
3、We just managed to ____ the flames ____ before any real damage was caused.
A.put...out
B.put...off
C.put...down
D.put...in
4、He declined to tell us his ______ plans.
A.delicate
B.dedicate
C.elaborate
D.illustrate
5、Out of the admiration for Napoleon,short ______ was at one time ridiculously considered a sort of _______ symbol.
A.statue...status
B.status...statute
C.statute...stature
D.stature...status
6、In the library there is a ____ of books.
A.variety
B.varied
C.variable
D.various
7、He sometimes had to ____ a bad situation in the office.
A.stick around
B.attach to
C.stick out
D.add to
8、Frankly,I _____ those innocent people in Iraq.
A.sympathy
B.sympathize with
C.in sympathy to
D.sympathize
9、I’d ______ for the airport at 3 o’clock.
A.suggest leaving
B.suggest to leave
C.suggest to leaving
D.suggest leave
10、There __________ for the government to solve the problem of air polution immediately.
A.are too many works
B.is too much work
C.is work enough
D.are enough work