15. Although Jane agrees with me on most points, there was one on which she was

　unwilling to _______.

A. give out　　　　　　　　　　　 B. give in

C. give away　　　　　　　　　　 D. give off

14. Steven has a lot of work to ______ in the office since he has been away for quite a few days.

A. take up　　　　　　　　　　　 B. make up

C. work out　　　　　　　　　　　 D. carry out

13. To my surprise, the manager _____30 dollars from my salary without any good reason.

A. cut off　　　　　　　　　　　 B. held up

C. brought down　　　　　　　　　 D. kept back

12. The mother often tells her son to be a good boy, warning him to ______ trouble.

A. hold back from　　　　　　　　 B. keep out of

C. break away from　　　　　　　　 D. get rid of

11. I can ______ some noise while I’m studying, but I can’t stand very loud noise.

A. put up with　　　　　　　　　 B. get rid of

C. have effect on　　　　　　　　 D. keep away from

10. John has put on so much weight recently that his mother has to ____all his trousers to his measure.

A. let out　　　　　　　　　　　 B. give away

C. bring in　　　　　　　　　　　 D. make up

9. The government has ______the parents to work with teachers in the education of their children.

A. asked for　　　　　　　　　　 B. called for

C. looked for　　　　　　　　　　 D. paid for

8. The plan 　　___ just because people were unwilling to co-operate(合作).

A. broke down　　　　　　　　　　 B. pulled down

C. turned down　　　　　　　　　 D. put down

7. My study of biology has ____ much of my spare time, but it has given me a great deal of enjoyment.

A. taken off　　　　　　　　　　 B. taken down

C. taken up　　　　　　　　　　　 D. taken away

6. Elephants would ______ if men were allowed to shoot as many as they wished.

A. die down　　　　　　　　　　　 B. die out

C. die away　　　　　　　　　　　 D. die off