The little girl _______her hand for the bottle on the shelf but it was out of her reach.

A．held on         B．held to        C．held out      D．held on to

The bus fares have been _______because the prices of oil are going up.

A．risen          B．raised          C．rose         D．raising

Time after time the naughty bay was warned of the _______of his actions, but he wouldn’t listen.

A．effects          B．results          C．efforts         D．consequences

Along with the letter  was his promise ______ he would pay me a visit next month.

A．that            B．which         C．whether         D．what

Mr Smith’s business is not as good as before, so he has to _______the expenses of his company.

A．cut up             B．cut off     C．cut back on          D．cut away

On hearing the news, the man rushed out without hesitation,______the bag _____on the ground.

A．left, lying        B．leaving, lied      C．left, lay        D．leaving, lying

The new discovery of evidence led to _________.

A．catch the thief                         B．the thief being caught

C．the thief having caught             D．caught the chief

In my opinion parents should___________ their children from spending too much time playing computer games.

A．persuade          B．discourage       C．absorb        D．limit

The teacher didn’t know who_________for the broken door.

A．blamed          B．would blame      C．was to blame       D．to blame

________such heavy pollution already the river is hard to be cleaned up

A．Having suffered        B．Suffering of    C．Suffered with       D．To suffer