1.I can’t put up …………………. this anymore! You keep making so much noise! * A.about B.on C.with D.at 2.My father ( gave up) smoking two years ago. * A.liked B.continued C.stopped D.enjoyed 3.Transportation systems in big cities are often …………………. those in the countryside. * A.more reliable B.more reliable than C.more reliably than D.reliable than 4.This building has been …………………… because it was no longer safe for people. * A.pulled down B.pulling down C.pull down D.pull down 5.My father still hasn’t really ( recovered) from the death of my mother. * A.looked after B.taken after C.gone off D.got over 6.Because of population growth, the city has become ……………than it used to be. * A.more crowdedly B.more crowded C.most crowded D.crowded 7.It's not easy ……………. Japanese. * A.to learn B.learns C.learn D.learning 8.A conical hat may look simple, …………….artisans have to follow 15 stages * A.but B.and C.so D.or 9.Frank never ( turns up) on time for a meeting. * A.calls B.arrives C.reports D.prepares 10.I was born in Scotland but I ……………….. in Northern Ireland. * A. grew up B. raised C. brought up D. rose 11.I’m ( thinking with pleasure about) the weekend! * A.looking forward B.looking forward to C.looking D.looking up 12.He …………….. his name on a tree and left. * A.created B.carved C.cut D.cast How many balls of wool do you need to …………….. that sweater? * do weave knit knitted Bill seems unhappy in his job because he doesn’t get ………… his boss. * up to on for on well with in with Who will………………the children while you go out to work? * look for look up look after look at