By making friends with the native speakers, one can _________ a lot of their language.
A. take up B. set up C. pick up D. put up
The lecture that Mr Chen made this morning gave a strong ___________ on the students.
A. expression B. expectation C. impression D. reputation
After the long journey, the Whites returned home, ___________.
A. safely but tired B. safe but tired
C. safe and tiring D. safely and tiring
Only when I made it to the train station _______ that I had left my ticket at home.
A. have I realized B. did I realize C. had I realized D. would I realize
Much to our grief, the victims injured or killed in the terrible earthquake have reached _______ 10,000.
A. as many as B. as far as C. as much as D. as long as
He wrote ________ song, which turned out to be rather popular with _______ young.
A. a; a B. a; the C. the; a D. the; the
