After he retired from teaching, Robert began to _______ painting.
A. make up B. show up C. pick up D. take up
Mary_______ my letter, otherwise she would have gone to the concert.
A. couldn’t have received B. ought to have received
C. has received D. shouldn’t have received
This is the website _______ I intend to add to my favorites to help me learn how to write poems.
A. where B. what C. which D. why
Unluckily, my classmates and I went to the nearby library to read books last Sunday, only to be told that it ________ .
A. is decorated B. was being decorated
C. is being decorated D. was decorated
The company has changed some of its working practices ________ complaints and criticism from the customers.
A. in favor of B. in response to C. in memory of D. in spite of
The service at the Blue Moon Restaurant lived up to its _______, for we were well served.
A. reputation B. exception C. combination D. comedy
