He has devoted most of his time and energy _______ a cure for the disease.

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• 1Every year _______ students attend the college entrance examination, and ______ them can be admitted into their ideal universities.

  A.a quantity; many

  B.a quantity of; a good many

  C.quantities of; many of

  D.quantities; a good many of

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• 2— I'm still working on my project. — Hurry up, or you'll miss the deadline. Time is _________.

  A.running out

  B.dying out

  C.giving out

  D.bursting out

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• 3Dear, I hope the engine will ______ until we get to the next garage.

  A.hold down

  B.hold out

  C.hold back

  D.hold up

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• 4That car accident ______ all his life. After that he was limited to a wheelchair.

  A.damaged

  B.destroyed

  C.harmed

  D.ruined

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• 5—You look upset. What's the matter? —I had my proposal ______ again.

  A.turning down

  B.turned down

  C.to turn down

  D.turned to

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• 6—Have you ______ him to give up the job? —Yes，I have. But he doesn't listen to me.

  A.persuaded

  B.suggested

  C.agreed

  D.advised

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• 7The brave man was greatly honoured when the organizer announced, “You ______a medal!”

  A.earn

  B.expect

  C.deserve

  D.reserve

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• 8It can be easy to _______ such bad habits as smoking and heavy drinking, but it is not so easy to quit.

  A.slide into

  B.turn into

  C.put into

  D.draft into

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• 9The boy _______to his mother that he had _______ the table for supper and then ____ down to have a rest.

  A.lied ; laid ; lay

  B.lied ; lied ; lay

  C.lay ; laid ; laid

  D.lay ; laid ; lied

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• 10The taxi driver ________ and began to rob his passenger with a fruit knife when suddenly a policeman turned up.

  A.pulled away

  B.pulled out

  C.pulled over

  D.pulled through

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