1.High school students spent______ money on newspapers and magazines in order to improve their grades.
A. a number of B. a great many C. a large amount of D. a good deal
2.A party was held ______ the heroes who had helped save thousands and thousands of lives in the big earthquake in Sichuan.
A. in time of B. in place of C. in name of D. in honor of
3.We were sad to learn that several students were______by a car yesterday.
A. hit out B. knocked over C. run across D. picked up
