It is thought to be a wise way to have some money _____ for old age. prefix="o" ns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" ?xml:namespace> A. put aside B. taken off C. given in D. set out 2. The ship took machines and other goods back to the port _____ it had set off. A. from which B. to which C. which D. in which 3. The new general manager is trying to find _____ to the company ’ s financial problem. A .a reaction B. a reply C. a solution D. an answer 4. The new evening dress _____ her as much as 400 dollars. A. paid B. took C. spent D. cost 5. The chair looks rather hard but actually it is very comfortable to sit _____. A. at B. on C. over D. under 6. He suddenly left for Paris yesterday, _____ was more than we had expected. A. that B. what C. which D. this 7. You should take care that you have not _____ any detail in the design. A. disappeared B. thrown C. delivered D. neglected 8. How many computers will the company _____ this year? A .turn up B. turn out C. turn on D. turn over 9. He told me that I _____ be present at the ceremony. A. could B. would C. should D. might 10. In that country, the cost of living _____ quickly after the war broke out. A. raced B. raised C. arose D. rose 11. His grandmother brought him up, because his parents _____ when he was only one year old. A. passed away B. passed out C. passed off D. passed over 12. He looked up and saw that the moon was _____ the trees in the east. A. in B. above C. on D. among 13. Breakfast is _____ in the dining-room from 6:30 to 8:30 a.m. at this hotel. A. served B. made C. eaten D. cooked 14. The doctor came out of the patient ’ s room with a _____ look on his face. A. serious B. silent C. simple D. slight 15. Don ’ t _____ . I can help you with the typing. A. matter B. care C. worry D. concern 16.Mother kept inviting Mrs. Smith to stay for lunch, but finally she _____. A. gave off B. gave out C. gave away D. gave up 17. There are some more topics to discuss, _____ the problem of pollution. A. generally B. especially C. exactly D. probably 18. If you _____ your children well, you will be proud of them. A. catch up B. bring up C. feed up D. grow up 19. Jerry received a letter yesterday _____ that he got the job. A. speaking B. saying C. telling D. talking 20. The salesman had to _____ the conversation in order to wait on a customer. A. break off B. break away C. break in D. break up 21. I think it is hard to _____ what you said. A. ensure B. convince C. agree D. believe 22. I wish we had a color television. I ’ m _____ pictures in black and white. A. tired of B. interested in C. fond of D. fed up 23. There has been an immediate _____ against their government proposed tax increases. A. application B. reaction C. association D. reception 24. It will only _____ me a minute to repair your shoes. A. give B. make C. keep D. take 25. As Edison grew _____ , he never lost his interest in science. A. the elder B. elder C. the oldest D. Older