(2013·厦门一中高三模拟)—Do you know why the teacher asks for me?
—He wants you to ________ your absence last night.
A．account for B．call for
C．send for D．reach for
(2013·合肥二模)When the book，Twilight，was first ________，it was immediately well received by readers.
A．brought up B．brought down
C．brought about D．brought out
(2013·河北三校联合模拟)I didn't want to drive all the way to New York by myself，so I ________ Anna，my best friend of ten years，to ride with me.
A．convinced B．consulted C．adopted D．admitted
(2013·南昌一中月考)Thousands of visitors were ________ to the Xi'an International Horticultural Exposition the day it opened.
A．adopted B．accepted C．attracted D．attached
The farmers had the machine ________ all day and night.
A．work B．working
C．worked D．to work
Jenny hopes that Mr. Smith will suggest a good way to have her written English ________ in a short period.
A．improved B．improving
C．to improve D．improve
