We’re so busy that no one in the office can _____ for any other work.

A. spare                                                   B. be spared

C. share                                                   D. be shared

Only after reaching eighteen       join the army.

A. have you; you can     B. have you; can you      C. you have; you can     D. you have; can you

Psychological studies show that some people are quick-tempered _____.

　　A. at heart B. on purpose   C. in person  D. by nature

Carl wanted to play a joke on Bob but gave himself _____ by laughing.

　　A. away    B. in    C. out    D. up

Busy and successful as he was, the novelist was willing to _____ any promising young man and give him all the help he could.

　　A. take up    B. pick up    C. make up    D. look up

What I'm telling you is strictly _____. Do not let anyone know of it.

　　A. secretive  B. special  C. individual D.confidential

　 I can't advise you what to do. You must use your own _____.

　　A. opinion    B. guesswork    C. justice    D. judgment

　 The family is a cooperative enterprise for which it is difficult to _____ rules, because each family needs to work out its own ways to deal with its own problems.

　　A. set up    B. put down    C. keep up    D. lay down

______ that no one was ever prepared for it.

  A. So suddenly did the bad news come

  B. So suddenly the bad news came

  C. So did the bad news come suddenly

  D. Did the bad news come so suddenly

Paper making began in China and from there it _____ to North Africa and Europe.

　　A. sprang    B. spilled    C. carried    D. spread