VII. Complete each of the following sentences with one of the phrases or expressions given. (5 pts)
pay attention to | interfere with | taking away | divided into | resulted in |
go off | based on | speed up | clean up | taking off |
1. His stamp collections are carefully ____________________ different categories.
2. Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 vanished from civilian radar screens less than an hour after ____________________ from Kuala Lumpur for Beijing on March 8.
3. Computers help ____________________ the calculations dramatically.
4. Although smart phones are indispensable in our daily life, they directly ____________________ family life.
5. We cannot ____________________ our polluted rivers and seas overnight.
6. Without plants, most water would run off as soon as it falls, ____________________ valuable soil.
7. The film is ____________________ the true story that occurred in the 1990s.
8. Many people believe that watching television has _____________ lower reading standards in schools.
9. Students should ____________________ teachers’ instructions during the lessons.
10. He was late for school this morning because the alarm did not ____________________.
