He ________ an excuse this morning when the teacher asked him why he was late．

A．made up

B．made out

C．made up for

D．made up o

It happened to be very cold ________ the morning of our sports meet．

A．at

B．of

C．on

D．with

By the time he ________ home, we ________ our homework．

A．gets; will finish

B．will get; will have finished

C．will get; will finish

D．gets; will have finished

The man over there is well known ________ a writer ________ his excellent works．

A．as; as

B．for; for

C．as; for

D．for; as

－How often do you eat out?

－________ but usually once a week．

A．have a good idea

B．It depends

C．As usual

D．Generally speaking

Where did you ________such a tale?

A．listen to

B．pick up

C．take up

D．make up

Doing morning exercises ________your health．

A．does good

B．contributes to

C．contributes

D．is good

He ________me a book but up to now he hasn't bought one for me．

A．agreed

B．promised

C．answered

D．asked

I certainly agree ________your proposal．But I wonder if we two and the other members of the board will agree ________the steps for the coming year．

A．to; with

B．to; on

C．on; with

D．on; on

This has made ________possible for us ________within a short period of time．

A．it; reaching our goal

B．that; reaching our goal

C．it; to reach our goal

D．that; to reach our goal