1. They risk losing their homes because they can no longer ___ the repayment. A．bring up B．keep up C．clear up D．break up 2. The black-necked crane is one of the ____ species only found in some countries of the world. A．merest B．fondest C．handiest D．rarest 3. It is reported that over the last 17 years this bank has ____ a sufficient reserve to cope with the crisis. A．pulled up B．built up C．set up D．summed up 4.Catherine is very discreet, she will ___ that the information goes directly to Walter. A．see it to B．is seeing it C．see to it D．see it 5. As far as I know, both companies are ____ a merger. A．keen on B．familiar to C．known as D．similar to 6. Yesterday afternoon groups of women took to the streets to ___ the arrest of a black activist. A．break through B．protest against C．bring up D．keep off 7. The boy searched everything in the room and eventually discovered his notebook ___ under the pillow. A．hide B．hiding C．having hidden D．hidden 8. As is known to all, the reason he failed in the exam is ____ he is too lazy. A．that B．because C．because of D．for 9. In Africa more than 6 million people have been ____ by the prolonged drought. A．effected B．affected C．injured D．damaged 10.This morning I came across a beggar who was ___ a girl for some money. A．for 百考试题论坛 B．after C．near D．to