1. -Do you think that housing prices will keep______in the years to come?

-Sorry, I have no idea.

A. lifting up B. going up

C. bringing up. D. growing up

2. -Will you go to study in Australia next fall?

-No, I can not ________the high cost.

A. spare B. share

C. spend D. afford

【检测】

1. She worked in a bank_________ before going to college.

　　A. after a while B. for a while

　　C. all a while D. once in a while

2. Life, ________, should return more to the society.

　A. at first B. first of all

　C. firstly D. at first sight

3. In the past three months, the price of cooking oil has________ by 10%.

　A. went up B. gone up

　C. brought up D. bring up

4. Neither of us has ever___________ Japan.

　A. been to B. gone to C. arrived D. got

5. A notice was________ in order to remind the students of the changed lecture time.

　A. sent up B. given up

　C. set up D. put up

6. ---- I want to go to the beach and get plenty of rest.

　----- ___________. You look tired.

　A. I had hoped so. B. Really?

　C. I'm glad . D. That sounds a good idea

7.The little girl looks ___ when she smiles.

A. much pretty B. more prettier

　　C. more pretty D. much prettier

8. _______, people are beginning to realize how serious the situation is.

A. Fortunate B. Fortunately C. Being fortunate D. Being fortunately

9. This is the third time I ___ Hong Kong. The second time I _____ here was on Christmas Day last year.

A. have visited; came B. have visited; have come

C. visited; came D. visited; had come

10. The dog was approaching ___ the garden when she ran out.

A. to B. towards C. for D. /

11. _____ of the teachers in our school is about one hundred, and ___ of them are men teachers.

A. The number; the small number B. A number; a small number

C. The number; a small number D. A number; the small number

12. In order to hold the 16th Asian Games decently(体面地), the Guangzhou government