1. Our football team will never take the defeat ____ down.

　　A. sitting B lying C. going D. climbing

　　2. My father agreed ____ my going.

　　A. to B. with C. at D. in

　　3. Zhang Hong began to learn swimming at ____ of five.

　　A. an age B. the age C. age D. ages

　　4. He can't tell right ____ wrong.

　　A. with B. for C. from D. after

　　5. I hope you will ____ that our teacher's advice is excellent.

　　A. agree with B. agree to C. agree with me D. agree to me

　　6. I'm rather anxious ____ her, for I haven't heard from her for a long time.

　　A. towards B. about C. in D. over

　　7. He was not satisfied ____ the answer.

　　A. of B. on C. with D. in

　　8. My handwriting is almost nothing compared ____ yours.

　　A. to B. / C. against D. on

　　9. All sorts of spare-time schools _____ in our city during the past few years.

　　A have come into being B. came into being

　　C. come into being D. were set up

　　10. I congratulate you ____ your success.

　　A. for B. with C. on D. about

　　11. Would you ____ us tomorrow evening for a chat?

　　A. drop in B. drop in on C. drop in at D. drop down

　　12. Children depend ____ their parents for food and clothes.

　　A. with B. in C. on D. about

　　13. The poisonous waste from these factories does great ____ to the health of the people.

　　A. harm B. harmful C. harmlessness D. harmfully

　　14. Eating more fruit will do you ____ .

　　A. very good B. very well C. well enough D. a lot of good

　　15. He is a different man ____ what he was ten years ago.

　　A. than B. from C. with D. as

　　16. He has always dreamed ____ taking a trip around the world.

　　A. for B. of C. by D. with