Born into a family with three brothers，David was________to value the sense of sharing.
A．brought up B．turned down
C．looked after D．held back
(2014·东北三校模拟)We had just covered half the journey________the engine failed and we could do nothing but wait for help.
A．before B．since
C．when D．until
(2014·河南郑州第一次质量预测)—How do you find the guy who took ________office last week?
—He’s always finding________ fault with others.
A．/；a B．the；a
C．/；/ D．the；/
(2014·四川省攀枝花市模拟)—Tom has played a lot of computer games recently.
—Yes，that might ________his failure in the midterm examinations.
A．account for B．answer for
C．ask for D．stand for
(2014·江苏盐城二模)Lewin was interested in taking research beyond books and looking at how it could________real social change.
A．bring up B．bring about
C．bring in D．bring out
(2013·济南3月模拟)—I failed my driving test.
—________；they say the best drivers always fail the first time.
A．Never mind B．Go ahead
C．No problem D．All right
