Not only the workers but also themachinenot there.

ly, the lightning flashed through the clouds, nearly ____ Paul.

After he retired from office, Tom ___ painting for awhile , but soon lost interest. A．kept up B．took up C．sped up D．cleaned up B【解析】试题分析：考查词组：

It’s _______ hot here We can’t stay here for a long time[ ]

They waited and waited. _____ they had been looking forward to.