In Beijing volunteers are making use of every minute to ________ their foreign languages because language volunteers must pass a written test and an interview.
A. polish up B. take up C. put up D. make up
As is recorded in history, silkworms (蚕) were first raised by a woman in _________ is today Hebei Province.
A. where B. the place C. which D. what
Have you heard of it? Firefighters rushed into a burning house, three of them unfortunately _______ in and ________ their lives.
A. catching; lost B. caught; lost C. caught; losing D. catching; losing
—Remember how we met the first time, Dick?
—Of course I do. You _________ to the teachers’ office hurriedly and _________ me.
A. were walking; didn’t notice B. had walked; weren’t noticing me
C. had been walking; noticed D. walked; had noticed
________ he got the news, Mr. Mathews hurried out of his house, and ________ his car, drove all the way to town.
A. When: started B. The moment; having started
C. Until; starting D. Once; to start
Troubled by a terrible headache, Catherine wondered how she could _______ herself of the bad situation.
A. throw B. remove C. move D. rid
