1. I hope my teacher will take my recent illness into ________ when judging my examination.

　　A.regard

　　B.counting

　　C.account

　　D.observation

　　2. Important people don’t often have much free time as their work ________ all their time.

　　A.takes away

　　B.takes over

　　C.takes up

　　D.takes in

　　3. When I was very young, I was terribly frightened of school, but I soon ________ it.

　　A.got off

　　B.got across

　　C.got away

　　D.got over

　　4. Many people complain of the rapid ________ of modern life.

　　A.rate

　　B.speed

　　C.pace

　　D.growth

　　5. American women were ________ the right to vote until 1920 after many years of hard struggle.

　　A.ignored

　　B.neglected

　　C.refused

　　D.denied

　　6. I always ________ what I have said.

　　A.get to

　　B.hold to

　　C.lead to

　　D.see to

　　7. He was ________ of having asked such a silly question.

　　A.sorry

　　B.guilty

　　C.ashamed

　　D.miserable

　　8. The last time we had a family reunion was ________ my brother’s wedding ceremony four years ago.

　　A.in

　　B.at

　　C.during

　　D.over

　　9. _______ the advances of science, the discomforts of old age will no doubt always be with us.

　　A.As for

　　B.Besides

　　C.Except

　　D.Despite

　　10. I can’t understand how you ________ these unpleasant surroundings.

　　A.put out

　　B.put down

　　C.put up with

　　D.put forward