14. After retirement, Mr. Smith ______ painting, which he had always loved but had not had time for.

A. took up　　　 　　B. got up　　　　 C. help up　　　　 D. looked up

13. You’d better ______ some hot water into the bottle in case the teacools down.

A. add　　　　 B. fill　　　　 C. fill in　　　　 D. put

12. Thomas Alva Edison didn’t “invent” the light bulb (灯泡), but rather he ______ a 50 –year –old idea, which is not well –known.

A. improved upon　　　 B. take down　　　 C. put up　　　　 D. break away

11. Dressed untidily and speaking in a strange way, Father must have ______ to the people present to be a silly old man.

A. appeared　　　 　B. pretended　　　　 C. shown　　　　 D. thought

10. The film “World without thieves” ______ a great success and brought in a large profit to the cinema.

A. appreciated　　　 B. enjoyed　　　　 C. won　　　 D. seized

9. There’s no bear left and the pubs are shut so you’ll have to _______.

A. go out　　　 B. go off　　　　　 C. go without　　　　 D. go through

8. - Would you like to go to Paris with us next year ?

- I’d like to, but my mother ______ that I am too young.

A. is against 　　　　B. opposes　　　　 C. objects　　　　　 D. explains

7. People have planted a great many trees in order to ____wind and sand in the desert.

A. hold down　　　 B. hold up　　　　 C. hold back　　　　 D. hold out

6. - So, how is your new roommate ?

- She really ____. She always making loud noises at midnight and when I remind her , she always makes rude remarks.

A. turns me over　　 B. turns me down　　 C. turns me off　　 D. turns me out

5. At times the balance in nature is ______ , resulting in a number of possibly unforeseen effects.

A. troubled　　　 B. confused　　　　 C. disturbed　　　 D. puzzled