I ............this gold ring as I was cleaning behind the sofa.
A.came up
B.came across
C.came round
D.came in

By the end of next year, George _____ English for 2 years.
A.will have
B.will have learnt
C.has learnt
D.would learn

Begin_____ the beginning of the story.
A.with
B.for
C.at
D.to

If you would like to wait a moment, sir, I will just _____ your file on the computer screen.
A.bring in
B.call up
C.pick up
D.pull down

The tennis match was put off because of the heavy rain.
A.canceled
B.postponed
C.destroyed
D.damaged

Mary was the last applicant _____ by that interviewer
A.to interview
B.to be interviewed
C.interviewing
D.interviewed

It was very difficult to understand what he was saying about the noise of the traffic.
A.pick up
B.turn out
C.make up
D.make out

Scientists have discovered a close _____ between smoking and several serious diseases.
A.connection
B.union
C.action
D.combination

If I were you, I would regard their offer with considerable _____, because it seems too good to be true.
A.doubt
B.reservation
C.disbelief
D.suspicion

John pretended _____ sick yesterday.
A.have been
B.to be
C.to have been
D.being