Mother kept inviting Mrs. Smith to stay for lunch, and finally she _____.
  A. gave out   B. gave off   C. gave in   D. gave away

—Very little use was _____ the waste water in the past.

　　 A. made of B. make from　 C. made up　　　 D. make into

The man insisted________ a taxi for me even though I told him I lived nearby.

　 A. find　 　 B. to find　　　 C. on finding　 D. in finding

She was so _____ in her book that she didn’t notice it was raining.
A. absorbed  B. attracted  C. drawn  D. concentrated

“__________, but Jim made the same mistakes again,” complained his mother.

A. Although he was told many times　　　　　 B. Having been told many times

C. As he was told many times　　　　　　　 D. He had been told many times

Some office workers often go to the gym to _______ regularly so that they can keep fit.

　A. turn out　 　 B. look out　 C. work out　 D. break out

Dream of the Red Chamber is _____ worth _____ because we can learn a lot about the noble families in the feudal society.

A. very; reading　 B. well; to be read　 C. well; reading　 D. very; to be read

----Did you tell him that we’ve put off the meeting?

　 ----No. He rushed out _____ I could say anything. w*w*w*k*s*5*u*c*o*m

　 A. in case　　　 B. after　　　　　　 C. before　　 　 D. unless

Both the Winter and the Summer Olympics are held every four years on a r______ basis.