9. According to the recent research, heavy coffee drinking and heart attack are not necessarily ____ and effect． A. reason B. caution C. fact D. cause ...

4. The trucks are carrying some （） to several （）. A. box, factory B. boxes, factorys C. boxs, factories D. boxes, factories ...

24. The home improvements have taken what little there is_________my spare time. A. from B. in C. of D. at ...

18. It is difficult to ____ of a plan to end poverty. A. ponder B. reckon C. speculate D. conceive ...

13. He insists ____ being treated equally. A. at B. by C. on D. in ...

8. We’re going to ________ with some friends for a picnic. Would you like to join us? A. get together B. get in C. get over D. get along ...

3. The Americans are secretly providing the resistance movement ___ some weapons. A. by B. of C. with D. for ...

21. We are still ____ things here, but I can’t guarantee the situation will stay that way. A. in memory of B. in search of C. in need of D. in control of ...

16. The plane has not ____ on time. I have to stay here for one more day. A. taken off B. taken out C. taken over D. taken down ...

11. Victims of the poisonous gas get sleepier and sleepier until they ___ consciousness, never to ___ it. A. drop/have B. fail/get C. sink/ gain D. lose/regain ...