The thief ____ from the two policemen who were holding him and ran away.

  A. broke off       B. broke up     C. broke away      D. broke down

Production fell ____ 20% in May, ____ the same month of last year.

A .in; compared to             B. by; comparing with

C. to; compared with         D. by; compared to

The experiment _____they had made a great contribution succeeded at last.

A. at which       B. to which       C. on which        D. to that

The news ____ Premier Wen Jiabao would once again inspect the disaster site ____ quickly.

  A. that; got around   B. that; got through  C. which; got around   D. that; got along

I would have come earlier, but I _____ that you were waiting for me.

  A. hadn’t known   B. didn’t know    C. would have known    D. haven’t known

All their attempts to rescue the buried child from the fallen building were ____. He died soon afterwards.

  A. in place      B. in return      C. in order      D. in vain

We’ve decided to ____ a trip for a new car, as we haven’t got enough money for both.

 A. take      B. sacrifice      C. replace      D. contribute

The building around the corner caught fire last night. The police are now _____ the matter.

 A. seeing through   B. working out   C. looking into   D. watching over

 ____, this physics problem seemed quite simple, but when I tried to work it out, I just couldn’t.

 A. On one hand     B. In my opinion       C. At first sight      D. On its own

--- Have you heard of the North Korea’s nuclear test?

--- Yes, _____ news came as _____ shock to me.

   A. the; a              B. the; the              C. a; a       D. a; the