1 . According to the national population survey concluded recently, Florida is home to the largest population of people aged 65 and older, and this group ______ over 17 percent of the state’s population.

A．takes up	B．holds up
C．makes up	D．keeps up

2 . —David, can you tell me where I will _______ a good second-hand bike at a low price?
—You should turn to George, for he is a well-informed man.

A．make up

B．hold up

C．pick up

D．take up

3 . Peter will his post as the head of the travel agency at the end of next month.

A．take up	B．put up
C．add up	D．break up

4 . —Do you know the story of Niulang and Zhinü?
—Of course.Their love story was________as an example for hundreds of years in China.

A．taken up	B．kept up
C．picked up	D．held up

5 . The young backpacker always_________ at the youth hotel when he’s in Kathmandu.

A．puts up	B．sets down
C．comes out	D．takes up

6 . Thanks to Mr. Smith, the father and the son eventually ________after ten years' cold relationship between them.

A．took up	B．made up
C．looked up	D．turned up

7 . Due to the policy of free highway fees on major holidays, too many passenger cars are trapped on the highways, causing heavy traffic jams, some even _______ for several hours.

A．held up

B．broken up

C．taken up

D．given up

8 . These teenagers don’t know much of the world yet; that’s why they are so easily   _____ .

A．taken in

B．taken up

C．taken on

D．taken off

9 . Kathy _________ a lot of Spanish by playing with the native boys and girls.

A．picked up	B．took up
C．made up	D．turned up

10 . Walking alone in the dark，the boy whistled to ________ his courage.

A．hold up	B．keep up
C．set up	D．take up