We wanted to surprise Rosa with a birthday gift, but Susan let the cat out of the bag by asking her what she would like. The underlined phrase means ________.

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• 1Never waste anything, but ________ never waste time.

  A.above all

  B.in all

  C.in short

  D.at any cost

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• 2He went to New York from the mainland ________ Hongkong.

  A.took the way of

  B.by way of

  C.in the way of

  D.on the way to

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• 3Though it was late, ________ they kept on ________ in the fields.

  A.but; working

  B./;work

  C./; worked

  D./;working

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• 4Don't worry, all the invitations have been ________.

  A.sent away

  B.sent up

  C.sent out

  D.sent for

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• 5He knows several different languages, ________Chinese, Japanese and English.

  A.such as

  B.for example

  C.namely

  D.all above

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• 6She used to ________ her teaching when she was young.

  A.devote to

  B.be devoted to

  C.devoting to

  D.being devoted to

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• 7The letters PO ________ post office.

  A.takes place

  B.instead of

  C.in place of

  D.stands for

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• 8Dr King ________ the black people not to give in but to continue the struggle.

  A.called on

  B.call for

  C.called out

  D.called up

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• 9The professor __________ America last week, and arrived there this Tuesday morning.

  A.set for

  B.set off

  C.set off for

  D.set off to

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• 10The house ________ fire and the fire spread quickly.

  A.was caught

  B.caught

  C.was set

  D.is on

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