The present situation is very complex, so I think it will take me some time to __________its reality.

A. make up   B. figure out   C. look through    D. put off

 As nobody here knows what is wrong with the machine, we must send for an engineer to _________ the problem.

A. handle    B. raise    C. face    D. present

 Though having lived abroad for years, many Chinese still __________the traditional customs.

A. perform     B. possess   C. observe    D. support

 I used to quarrel a lot with my parents, but now we ________fine.

A. look out                B. stay up                         C. carry on                        D. get along

 The fact that she never apologized ____a lot about what kind of person she is.

A. says     B. talks    C. appears    D. declares

 Little Johnny felt the bag, curious to know what it ____.

A. collected                 B. contained                      C. loaded                    D. saved

 After studying in a medical college for five years, Jane ______ her job as a doctor in the countryside.

A. set out             B. took over              C. took up        D. set up

 Fred entered without knocking and, very out of breath, sank _______ a chair.

A. on          B. off         C. into              D. to

 --- Is Peter there?

--- _____________, please. I’ll see if I can find him for you.

A. Hold up      B. Hold on      C. Hold out     D. Hold off

 He was suddenly ________ with a strange illness when he was about to finish his work.

A. seized    B. caught    C. hit       D. controlled