1. Hard work _____ success while failure often ______ laziness.
A. lies in; leads to B. leads to; lies in
C. leads to; depends on D. lies in; depends on
B. leads to; lies in
2. They began to think about what use could be ____ such materials.
A. made up B. made from
C. made of D. made out
C. made of

2. 3. The school bus was ______ by the thick fog.
A. held up B. broken off
C. kept up D. put off
A. held up
4. What a different man he is ______ he was 4 years ago!
A. from what B. with that
C. to whom D. by who
A. from what

3. 1) They remained in the countryside _____ the summer holidays.
2) He was well thought of ____ the district.
3) During the fight we received many messages of support from ______ the country.
A. all over B. all through B A A

4. 6. They believe that the spirit stays with the body for 3 days, ______ someone always stays with the dead person.
A. so during this time B. so during which
C. during this time D. so when
A. so during this time
7. –--We don’t have enough textbooks. What do you suggest _____?
----How about two of you ____ one textbook?
A. should we do; share B. we do; sharing
C. us doing; to share D. our doing; shared
B. we do; sharing

5. 8. They promised each other that they would ____ their friendship.
A. keep up B. go on with
C. last D. hold to
A. keep up
9. I have no secret of success ____ hard work.
A. only B. without C. unless D. but
D. but
10. They were all so tired that they could do nothing but ____ for a rest.
A. lay B. lie C. lying D. to lie
B. lie

6. 12. The tiger is still very cruel though it has been shut in the cage for two years. We must _____.
A. keep on it B. keep it up
C. keep it out D. keep off it
D. keep off it
13. You should _____ yourself out of their quarrels.
A. prevent B. keep C. put D. take
B. keep
14. There are _____ his books in the public library.
A. a great many of B. a good many
C. a great deal of D. a large number
A. a great many of

7. 15. He told me that the trouble _____ the lamps you bought.
A. kept out B. lay in C. went out D. turned off
B. lay in
16. The farmers nearby ____ the city with meat and vegetables.
A. give B. make C. supply D. send
C. supply
17. ____ cold winter the bear goes to sleep, but ___ warm winter days he gets up and walks about.
A. In; in B. On; on C. In; on D. On;in
C. In; on

8. 18. ----Peter, why didn't you go to the flower show?
----I think it’s something ____ pleasant.
A. far more B. far less
C. too much D. much too
B. far less
19. ____ a rather hard life, the blacks struck for higher pay.
A. Having B. Feeling C. Making D. Leading
D. Leading