1 . There is too much noise outside. I can’t __________ my attention on my book.

A．fill	B．pay
C．connect	D．concentrate

2 . Bill Gates was so nice that he decided to ________ most of his money to the society.

A．give up	B．give away
C．give out	D．give off

3 . To draw the young into cinemas, the director ____________ superstars for leading roles in the film.

A．selected	B．respected
C．organized	D．exchange

4 . When I ____________ my teaching career, I am always delighted to think of those beautiful days I spent with my students.

A．look back on	B．look out for
C．look down on	D．look forward to

5 . Property insurance（保险）helps you to            against natural disasters.

A．prevent	B．defend
C．protect	D．fight

6 . A city is the product of the human hand and mind, ________ man’s intelligence and creativity.

A．resembling

B．reflecting

C．reviewing

D．restoring

7 . Kate heard a man’s voice in the background, but she couldn’t ________ what he was saying.

A．set aside	B．take back
C．make out	D．keep off

8 . Make sure that young children can not ______ pools, lakes and rivers by themselves.

A．get closed	B．get close to
C．close to	D．get close

9 . You know that the rich often ______ the poor.

A．look down	B．look up
C．look down upon	D．look out

10 . You’d better put on more clothes to ________ yourself ________ the cold weather.

A．protect; by	B．protect; from
C．prevent; from	D．protect; in