I tried to ______ Tom last night, but no one answered the phone.

A. call up                       B. call on        C. call off         D. call for

It is said that many streets in this city have been ______ for cultural protection.

A. left out               B. carried out             C. marked out     D. stood out

You can’t see things clearly through a telescope unless it is _____ correctly to your sight.

A. adjusted         B. examined       C. checked        D. tested

Your phone ______ for several minutes now. Why don’t you answer it?

A. had rung                                    B. rang

C. has been ringing                   D. was ringing

— Why don’t his colleagues like to get along with him?

— He’s always saying what he thinks ______ other people’s feelings.

A. in terms of                          B. regardless of

C. in favor of                           D. ahead of

Your efforts to develop good habits will ______ later, and it is well worth working hard to do so.

A. pay off    B. pay back   C. pay for     D. pay up

I’m sorry to have ______ you with too many questions on such an occasion.

A. resisted                            B. touched                  C. impressed                        D. bothered

He was in poor health, so the doctor _____ him to drink wine.

A. hoped                  B. demanded          C. forbade                   D. prevented

We are at your service. Don’t ________ to turn to us if you have any further problems.

A. beg           B. hesitate      C. desire       D. seek

It suddenly      to me that this was something that I should never do, so I turned down her request.

A. happened           B. hit      C. struck         D. occurred