Sales of the CHinese toys dropped .... sharply when the TV news reported that high levels of toxic lead had been found in painted toys.

a. away

b. down

c. off

d. out

 Of course an encyclopedia is not a book you read ....

A. from page by page

B. from cover to cover

C. from the start to the stop

D.from the top to the end.

 Of course an encyclopedia is not a book you read ....

A. from page by page

B. from cover to cover

C. from the start to the stop

D.from the top to the end.

 My English is progressing .....

A. odds and ends

B. leaps and bounds

C. bounds and leaps

D. ends and odds

1. will you... the baby for a minute while I make a phone call?

A. mind

B. control

C. attend

D. settle

 I'm opting out of the .... race and going to live on a small farm in the countryside.

a. horse

b. dog

c. rat

d. cat and mouse

the proposed ..... of Micro Industries and SJ Electronics would make the new company the largest electronics firm in Britain.

A. combination

B. fusion

C. mixture

D. merger

There were only two... class seats left.

a. economic

b. economy

c. economical

d. economizing

 As the evening .... on, I became more and more bored

A. passed

B. drew

C. stuck

D. wore

All her hard work paid .... in the end and she's now very successful

A. up

B. out

C. off

D. back