1、That child

1、That child ____ new facts like a sponge.
A.soaks
B.soaks in
C.soaks up
D.soaks off
2、If I ____ his telephone number,I would have rung him up.
A.were not to forget
B.should know
C.didn’t forget
D.had known
3、We just managed to ____ the flames ____ before any real damage was caused.
A.put...out
B.put...off
C.put...down
D.put...in
4、He declined to tell us his ______ plans.
A.delicate
B.dedicate
C.elaborate
D.illustrate
5、Out of the admiration for Napoleon,short ______ was at one time ridiculously considered a sort of _______ symbol.
A.statue...status
B.status...statute
C.statute...stature
D.stature...status
6、In the library there is a ____ of books.
A.variety
B.varied
C.variable
D.various
7、He sometimes had to ____ a bad situation in the office.
A.stick around
B.attach to
C.stick out
D.add to
8、Frankly,I _____ those innocent people in Iraq.
A.sympathy
B.sympathize with
C.in sympathy to
D.sympathize
9、I’d ______ for the airport at 3 o’clock.
A.suggest leaving
B.suggest to leave
C.suggest to leaving
D.suggest leave
10、There __________ for the government to solve the problem of air polution immediately.
A.are too many works
B.is too much work
C.is work enough
D.are enough work

1.C soak up
2.D had known
3.A put..out
4.C elaborate
5.D stature..status
6.A variety
7.C stick out
8.B sympathize with
9.A suggest leaving
10.B is too much work