1 . Plastic plates, cups and containers take ________ 25 percent to 30 percent of space in America’s landfills. (用适当的词填空)

2 . For some it will just be something to________________ (占用) time but for others it’ll be an important source of income. (根据汉语提示完成句子)

4 . 选词填空

originate       it is unlikely that…        make it        be worth watching          frank              eat away at   come between…and…     take on       take up                         ignore

1. This kind of animal can ________________ the colors of its environment to protect itself.
2. ________________ the weather will clear up in a few days.
3. The man fell into the sea, but fortunately he ________________ to the shore at last
4. She made a suggestion but they ________________ it.
5. ________________, nobody likes you talking like that.
6. “Dear Mike, We are good friends. Nobody can ________________ you ________________ me.”
7. This movie ________________ again.
8. Our ________________ plan was canceled because of the weather.
9. No matter how hard he tries, his parents are never satisfied with him, which is ________________ his self-confidence.
10. We’d better lift the piano upstairs as it ________________ too much room in the living room.

5 . With the money his uncle had left to him, Jack decided to ______ his own business.

A．set up

B．set off

C．make up

D．take up

7 . —Are you kidding? I can’t believe it!
—I’m not__________ a story. It really happened!

A．making up

B．dressing up

C．taking up

D．putting up

9 . The man________ dancing as a hobby in his sixties, and he is really good at it now.

A．wakes up

B．shows up

C．mixes up

D．takes up

10 . ——Ricky, why hasn’t Billy been with us these days ?
——Oh, he is _______ for next month’s 400-meter race.

A．standing out

B．taking up

C．backing out

D．working out