1 . The old woman was run over ________ while she ________ the street.

A．by bus; across	B．by a bus; across
C．by bus; crossed	D．by a bus; crossed

2 . —Oh, my God! I failed in the exam.
—How ________ it ________?

A．did, come about	B．was, happened
C．did, come along	D．was, taken place

3 . Due to the super typhoon Haiyan, all the flights were delayed or cancelled, so the conference had to be ________.

A．put up

B．put through

C．put off

D．put down

4 . Yangzhou is a small city. Therefore, to ________ the flow of traffic, the government has decided to broaden some main streets.

A．speed up

B．build up

C．link up

D．rise up

5 . My uncle hasn't been able to quit smoking, but at least he has_____

A．cut out

B．cut down

C．cut up

D．cut off

6 . Emergency line operators must always        calm and make sure that they get all the information they need to send help.

A．grow

B．appear

C．become

D．stay

7 . The five children _____ in fear as the small house in which they were playing hide-and-seek caught fire.

A．fled	B．exploded
C．complained	D．hunted

8 . The boss had to sell the company because his kids just didn’t want to _____ the family-owned company.

A．take off	B．take over
C．take in	D．take on

9 . Although the mysterious castle has disappeared for hundreds of years, it is believed that the _____ of the castle can still be seen at the top of the mountain.

A．remains	B．paintings
C．processes	D．institutes

10 . The rich businessman _____ a school in the town where he was born and named it after his first teacher.

A．attended	B．discovered
C．represented	D．founded