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1.

  "Nothing ______. This is so strange," said the detective quietly to himself.
               
    (A) shows up  
(B) backs up
    (C) adds up  
    (D) breaks up  
               
2.   "Your new hair color ______ the color of your eyes," said Michael to his girlfriend.
               
    (A) brings out  
(B) leaves out
    (C) kicks out  
    (D) keeps out  
               
3.   "The social workers ______ Wai Ling yesterday morning. I was not home so I couldn't stop them. They took my baby !" cried Mei Ling to her sister.
               
    (A) waited for  
(B) grabbed for
    (C) came for  
    (D) ran for  
               
4.   "Can we ______ the problem at hand ?" said Miss Black sternly to her staff of teachers. 
               
    (A) sit on  
(B) carry on
    (C) count on  
    (D) focus on  
               
5.   " ______ there, help is on the way," said Sally to her dad who had just suffered a mild stroke.
               
    (A) Hang on  
(B) Hang in
    (C) Hang off  
    (D) Hang out  
               
6.   "Without ______ much of the details, this settlement will entitle you to $3 million if you are willing to settle out of court," explained the lawyer.
               
    (A) going into  
    (B) diving into
    (C) falling into  
    (D) dwelling into  
               
7.   After Kimmy graduated from college, she ______ full time at her summer job, to help tutor disabled kids.
               
    (A) stayed on  
    (B) went on
    (C) pushed on  
    (D) improved on  
         
8.   Daisy has been ______ going to the dentist to get her teeth seen to.
         
    (A) slowing down  
    (B) putting off  
    (C) giving in  
    (D) going without  
         
9.   "I tried to ______ my relative's number in the directory but he wasn't listed," said the old woman who was stranded at the airport.
         
    (A) read up  
    (B) figure out  
    (C) search up  
    (D) look up  
         
10.   He tried hard to ______ the noise so he could concentrate on his report.
         
    (A) block off  
    (B) shut out  
    (C) cut down  
    (D) mix up  
         

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