A. tried B. obeyed C. cleaned D. asked

A. tipped B. begged C. quarrelled D. carried

. A. dimmed B. travelled C. passed D. stirred

A. rubbed B. tugged C. stopped D. filled

A. opened B. knocked C. played D. occurred

A. failed B. reached C. absorbed D. solved

I accidentally _____ Mike when I was crossing a street downtown yesterday.

1. lost touch with                                            B. paid attention to

     C. caught sight of                                            D. keep an eye on

The old houses were _____ down to make way for a block of flats.

1. banged        B. hit                    C. knocked           D. put

My father decided to _____ smoking after he had been smoking for ten years.

1. take up       B. put away                   C. get over            D. give up

The forecast has revealed that the world’s reserves of fossil fuel will have _____ by 2015.

1. taken           B. caught up                  C. used off            D. run out