20.　　 Mr White was told again and again to _____ smoking but he just wouldn’t listen.

A. cut through　　　　　 B. cut down 　　　　　 C. cut off　　　　　　 D. cut away

19.　　 Last week I _____ an old friend of mine in the shopping mall.

A. ran off　　　　　　　　 B. ran across　　　　　 C. ran down　　　　　 D. ran over

18.　　 Without my glasses I can hardly _____ what has been written in the letter.

A. make for　　　　　　　 B. make up　　　　　　　 C. make out　　　　　 D. make up for

17.　　 A well-written composition _____ good choice of words and clear organization.

A. calls on　　　　　　　　 B. calls up　　　　　　　 C. calls for　　　　　　 D. calls off

16.　　 Some of the suggestions have been adopted but others have been _____ as they are quite impractical.

A. turned out　　　　　　 B. turned against　　　 C. turned away　　　 D. turned down

15.　　 The new appointment of our president _____ from the very beginning of next　semester.

A. takes effect　　 　　 B. takes part　 　　　　 C. takes place　　 　 D. takes turns

14.　　 The sports meet, originally due to be held last Friday, was finally _____ because of the bad weather.

A. set off 　　　　　　　 B. broken off 　　　　 C. worn off 　　　　 D. called off

13.　　 The manager needs an assistant that he can _____ to take care of problems in his absence.

A. count on 　　　　　　 B. count in 　　　　　　 C. count up 　　　　 D. count out

12.　　 The destruction of these treasures was a loss for mankind that no amount of money could _____.

A. stand up to 　　　　 B. make up for 　　　 C. come up with 　 D. put up with

11.　　 I want to buy a new tie to _____ the brown suit.

A. go into　　　　　　　　 B. go with　　　　　　　 C. go after　　　　　　 D. go by