"The car is smashed badly and it is no good any more." "That's ______." C.for sure_____ at Harvard, with his first year there, he began again to write poetry for the first in a dozen years. C.Busy as he was_____ is taught by Professor Smith D.Physics_____ what he said, he was not even there when the crime was being committed. B.According to_____ years to accomplish it. B.quite a few______ he may be, he will be happy. B. Whatever______ he realized what she meant, he would be angry. B. Once______ is money to him when he is dying. A.what good______ not for gravity, there would be lots of things we could not do B.Were it_______ in London Lenin closely studied the English labor movement C.While_______ is constantly complaining. B.That wife of Mr. Brown's_______ you have finally answered the question, perhaps we'd better ask someone else B. Now thatA sudden report ______ --- like the sound of a car backfiring C.rang outAfter _____ for the job, you will be required to take a language test A.being interviewedAfter everyone was seated the chairman _______ to announce the plans. D. proceededAfter failing four times, I ______ passed my driving test. C.eventuallyAfter practicing for one month, I ______ the conclusion that I didn't really fancy civil engineering. B.came toAfter the revolution, the political ______ of that country remained tense B.atmosphereAll the books in the resources room of the English Department are arranged in alphabetic ______. C.orderAll the passengers were killed in the air _____ except the airhostess, who survived it only to die of hunger and thirst in the desert. A. crash Although only in his twenties, he was already ______ bald. C.growingAnd _____ she could speak again I began to talk. B.beforeAnne _____ the news to everyone. A.toldAt first____I thought it was Mary, but when I looked again I saw it was Jane. A.sightNever _____ such a nice chair A.has he seenBe careful to handle any difficulty you ______ in your practical work. D.encounterBetter an open enemy than a _______ friend. A.falseBuses into town run _____ twenty minutes or so. A.everyCan you give me _____ was left? A. all thatChildren need many things, but ______ they need love A.above allCigarette smoking is a major __________ to people's health and may contribute to lung cancer. C.hazardColumbus discovered America but didn't ______ the new continent. C. exploreWhat a cold day! It's _____ day for a walk. C.not much of aThe pine trees were black _______ the morning sky. A.againstOnly by diligence and honesty _______ . C.can one succeed in lifeEven if he was at school for a long time, he could ______ read and write. B.barelyConsumers should do ____ than simply complain about the poor quality of goods. A.far moreDespite the hard winter, the rose-bush is still ______ C.aliveDick has____his childish habits A.outgrownDo you ______ taking these goods without paying for them? C. admit toDon't ______ about getting dinner for me today. C.botherDuring the inspection I said something that I now wish I could ______. B. unsayEach man performed his _______ task.. A.appointedEvery boy and girl ______ to come to class at once. B.has been toldEveryone knows that water ______ oxygen and hydrogen. B. is composed ofFor five miles ________ the road was bordered with apple orchards. C. on endGold, more than any other rare metal, ______ in price recently B. has risenHaving been ______ work for nearly three months, the poor fellow has little money left now to buy himself food. A. out of He _____ his Marxist knowledge ______ the events around him C.applied…toHe ______ me with neglecting my duty. B. chargedHe ______ to amuse the children. D.went out of his wayHe _______ a wonderful story to explain his absence. A. made upHis victories in the war ______ him the title of The Great. A. earnedWe had a so long and ______ political meeting that we felt _____. B.exhausting…exhaustedI gave her a ______ on the back and told her she had done fine work. D.patHe _______ his success to luck more than _______ capacity. C.owed…toHe acted both tragic and comic parts, but he was ______ in comedy. D. at his bestHe amassed a ______ fortune. C.considerableHe asked us if we would _______ to share a room together. A.agreeHe broke _____ to clear his throat and then went on with his speech. C. offHe could not guess how they managed ______. C.to do thisHe couldn't resist the ______ to steal the jewel. C. temptationHe didn't _____ to ask her to sit down beside him B.hesitateHe doubted ______ it was true A.ifHe had little trouble ______ mathematics. D. in learningHe has adopted one orphan _____ his three children so that, all together, he has four children. A.besidesHe is _____ to visit us if he knows where we live A.likelyHe is a great friend of _____ C.oursHe is very ______ his children and permits them few privileges. C.hard onHe knew himself to be raw, quite ______ mistakes through his inexperience B.capable of makingHe never told us why he was late for last meeting, ______? C.did heHe never went again, ______ to apologize A.nor did he writeHe spoke in a quiet, distinct voice as if his thought _______. B.had been far awayHe turned his pockets _______ out in search of his tickets. A.insideHe was talking about the _____ setting up a special committee for the case B. feasibilityHe's stopped taking drugs now, but he may ______ them again B.revert to takingHis chief difficulty ______ people ignorant of Jeans machinations B. lies in keepingHis expenses do not _____ his income A.correspond toHis firm ______ helps him avoid repeating such a mistake. C. resolveHis knowledge of French literature is _____ mine B.far superior toHis parents ______, the orphan is now taken care of by the government B.having diedHis sole requirement was that the system ______ C.should be adjustedHouses ______ almost in the night during the housing boom. C.spring upHow _____ my debts? C.am I to payHow long does it ______ to travel from Beijing to Shanghai? C.takeHow she managed to find that gold watch was really ______ me B.beyondHypocrisy can't _____ his evil-doing. B.maskI ______ the rush hour traffic so much so that I often avoid it by coming to work late. C.dreadI am a foreigner here; must I ______ with the police? B.registerI hope you will forget all the unhappiness I've______ you. C. causedHe went to the store and _______ a gift for his son. B. picked outShe shows an ______ for language. B. aptitudeHow did he ______ your refusal? B.react toIf you can't do the job yourself, pass it ______ to somebody who can. C.onThe boys were so rude that we decided to ______ them. D. ignoreHe tried to brainwash his audience by ____ fallacies _____ them, but no one believed him. B.foisting…on The old woman felt very ______ when her daughter forgot her birthday. D. disappointed_______, and you will see a high building. D.Turn to the leftCan you give me a rough ______ of how long it will take to build the boat? C.estimateYou should not use such bad language _____ of the students. B. in frontMary's hat is ______ Jane's. A. similar toWe didn't send you an invitation, as we _____ it for granted that you would be coming. B.tookHe would have played the piano for you but you _____ him. B.didn't ask_______ we've no money, we cannot buy it. B. Now thatI don't know what he is about to make a _______ over a few pounds. C. fussI am sure you'd be the first to be sorry if anything was to ______ him. B. happen toI am very much ______ your coming next week B.looking forward toI cannot judge a person just on the ______ of his education. C.basisI didn't expect him to ______ his intention. D. revealI don't think you need take it too seriously. He ______ funny. C.was just beingI grew _____ and red-eared, and a little ______ D.excited, frightenedI had stuttered since my boyhood and _______ talked very little A.as a resultI intended to have my daughters ______ in England. D. educatedI never _____ meeting you on such occasion. C.dreamed ofI never expect you to turn ____ at the meeting. I thought you had gone abroad A.upI remember ________ for the job, but I forgot the exact amount. B.being paidI resent ______ to wash face when visitors are present. C.being toldI shall be ______ pleased to come to your birthday party. B. only tooAt first I didn' t like my new job, but after a while I _____ enjoy it. D. got toAs the clouds drifted away, an even higher peak became______ to the climbers. B.visibleI shall be glad when the concert ______. A.draws to a closeI thought that, ______ the response of the audience, I had made an effective speech A.judging byI want to know more about the hotel, but where can I get the _____rmationI want to talk over the report with you _____sending it to Mr. Smith. A.beforeI was _______ discouraged by this failure ______ try again D.too much…toI was so angry that I felt like ________ something at him. D.throwingIf they would come, he ______ Martin buy this equipment B.would helpIf we _______ the plan you suggest, we are more likely to be successful C.adoptIf you have no ______use for this book, I'll give it to someone else. A.furtherIn a _____ of self-pity, he cried over his poor childhood. A. burstIn history, past and present, those who start an aggressive war all come to a bad _____B.endIn the funding of the arts that country is ________ others. B.in advance ofIndustry cannot develop until more trained engineers are _______. D.availableIs this the village ______ you visited last year? C.whichIt does help when a father does his ______ at home. C.dutyIt has been twenty years _____ the Browns settled down in China. B. sinceIt is ______ that John should be prepared for emergency D.essentialIt is here ______ I first met her. D.thatIt is necessary that he _____ sent there at once D.should beIt is not always so easy to tell the true ______ the false. C.fromIt is said that several top officials ______ in the bribery. D.were involvedWriting stories _______ not easy. B.isHe failed his exam, ______ proves that he wasn't working hard enough. C. which_______ giving him the money he gave it to me. A.Instead ofThe elderly man ______ a small pension. B.lived onPlease ______ a bill for these goods. A. make outIt was ______ that his faith in the Government was severely shaken. C.evidentIt was a large diamond, but it had a ______ B.flawIt was decided at that time the search _______ D.be terminatedIt was then that I noted a change ______ the stranger's face. e overIt was this spirit which ______ the darkest moments of the war. D.pulled them throughIt was thought ______. B.of as impossibleIt would be months _________ he was fit for work. C.beforeIt's _______ that he will succeed. D. highly likelyIt's a difficult business ______ in time. A.in getting everything readyIt's no use _______ the past. C.dwelling onIt's no use arguing with him and so we left him______ in the front room. D.shoutingJoan was the only girl who wore a formal dress at the party, and she felt ______. D.out of placeJohn's back home ______; he won't go away again. A.once and for allJoyce wondered if the fortune-teller was ______. B.on the levelJust give me five minutes to ______; I'm covered in oil. A. clean myself upLet's ______ the votes. A.countLet's ______ we each had $1000 to spend ---- what would we buy with it? B.supposeThe football game will be played ______ the sixth of June. A.onHe didn't understand the point, ______ I had to explain further. C.whereuponThere is something gone wrong ______ the machine. B. withMany married women manage to go out to work and ______ a home as well C.runMany people still try every means possible to take______ of the free state medical care system. D.advantage Many politicians find such laws difficult to _______. A.live withMay I have the ______ of dancing with you? B. pleasureMost of the things he has suggested so far have ______ D.worked outNew ______ of petroleum and natural gas were found in 1978. A.sourceNick had _____ the fuel gauge _____ and spread through his inexperience D.taken…apartNone of his arguments seemed to me to _______. C.hold waterNot only ______ the book, but he remembered what he had read. D.did he readWhat _____ the movement of the heavenly objects like the earth, the sun, and the moon? B. controlsNot until late afternoon ______ to tackle the major problem B.did they beginNothing delighted the small boy more than to ______ his mother's handbag. D.turn outOf the French symbolists I have never had any _____ or accurate knowledge. A. detailedOn ______ Shanghai they went to see the director at once. D.arrivingOn hearing the order to search for a lost child, the policemen ___at once D.set outPain is _______ when one breaks a bone. C.unavoidablePeter took up the rear, armed with a large hammer _____ emergencies. B. in case ofPlease stay _______. B.seatedReading stories is one of his favorite ______. B.hobbiesSentences today _____ 5 or 6 words _______ 70, with the majority not far from 20. A.range from…toShe ______ in vain to get onto the crowded bus and had to wait for the next one and risk being late for work. B. tried She drew up a chair close _______ the bed. A.besideShe gave her seven-year-old son 20 dollars for the ____ of his schoolbooks. C. purchaseShe had returned, unknown to me, ______ the previous afternoon. C.onShe is going to call you, _____? B.isn't sheShe is proud of herself and hates _______. C.being laughed atShe is unconscious now, but may ______ at intervals. e toShe looked at me closely, eyes open wide and full of _____ C.curiosityShe preferred that he _____ it in the kitchen C.should doShe put salt into her cup of tea ______. D.by mistakeShe soon ______ to do this regularly A.found it possibleShe was speaking to a crowd when she _____ someone called her behind. C. heardSmoking is a ______ cause of lung cancer C.principalSome rulers have _____ no lasting memorial. A.left behindSpilled coffee had ______ the carpet. C. stainedStudents are expected to _____ their classes on time B.attendTaxi drivers are usually ______ with shortcuts B.familiarThat evening it was George ______ left first. B.whoThe 12 weeks of summer were ______ to the survival of most of the restaurants and C. criticalThe article has ______ most useful. B.provedThe atmosphere _______ certain gases mixed together in definite proportions. C.consists ofThe car was smashed up, but the driver got away without serious ______ D.injuryThe children took their skates and ______ the frozen pond. C.made forThe completely new method was _______ by Jack B.inventedThe convict was _____ from prison after serving his sentence. C.releasedThe country is _______ known deposits of coal and iron A.short ofThe couple claimed that they had been ______ their chance to have a child C.deniedThe drowning of Maurience had ______ last May. A. occurredThe ease _______ which he started the engine was remarkable A.withThe fact that he has been quite frank in admitting his mistakes ____ to his credit. C.countsThe factory has been ______ black smoke from its chimneys. C.emittingThe football team is ______ to fail in the competition if it continues to train that way. B.boundThe great bulk of wealth has passed into the hands of ______ few B.relativelyThe house is furnished ______; there is nothing showy or cheap in it. A.in styleThe house was ______ as though a big celebration was going on. B.lit upThe idea sounds good, but will it work ______? B.in practiceThe Industrial Revolution displayed a new ______. B.eraThe lady came to ask for______ eggs. D.a few moreThe man was so ill, he was lucky to _____ his operator. e throughThe man who came to help is a friend of ______ D.mineThe Mermaid Company will _______ "Hamlet" next week D.presentThe military life agreed ______ Marcel. D. withThe money in itself ______to us; what really counts is your friendship. B. means nothingThe new discoveries there have ____ greatly to our knowledge of the ancient civilization in China. A. contributedThe new report will be ______ long. A.six pagesThe news announcer gave a comment on the ______ social problems. D. currentDid you leave the doors firmly ______? C. fastenedIn ______ experiment, thirty children were divided into three groups. B.such oneScientific discoveries are often ______ industrial production. A.applied toThe old woman was speaking to him kindly _____ his own grandmother. B. likeThe newspaper states that prices of all farm products are expected to go ____ soon. A.downThe newspapers are full of ______ news nowadays. A.depressingThe number of the students who can come ______ fifty D.isThe nurse _____ his pain by giving him a cooling drink. B. relievedThe old man has nothing to ______ but a small pension. C.live onThe old woman drew a deep _______ at the sad news. D.sighThe originally clean river is now seriously polluted and unfit ______. C. to swim inThe pen ______ well. A. writesThe plan has ______ various problems. D.given rise toThe purple butterflies fluttered about visiting each flower _____ turn. B.inThe reason ______ we should study English is very clear. A.whyThe reporter failed to _____ the story. A.track downThe room is five times ______ that one D.as large asThe scientists _____ the fossils closely to determine their age. D. approachedThe skin loses its ______ appearance as we grow older B.youthfulThe story took place during ______ C.the First World WarThe students and graduates ______ to raise money when the gym burned down. B.joined forcesThe suggestion met with ______ approval. C.generalThe sun rises in the east and sets in the west, so it seems as if the sun ______ round the earth D.were circling The swimmer failed _____ the shore. C.to reachThe woman began to _______ because her son was late coming home C.worryThe writing class was conducted _____ a twice-a-week basis. D.onThere was nothing to be seen _____ a few lights. B. butThey discussed the matter_____tea and cakes. A.overThey have all got up, and _______. A.so has TomThey were evidently trying to _______ the public into obedience. A.frightenThey were very disappointed when their son _______ bottom in the exam. A. came outThis morning some port wine came, for ______ I know I have to thank you C.whichThis morning the traffic was ______ by an accident. B.held upThis mountain scenery is _____ of the Philippines. D. typicalThis will _____ a good opportunity for them to exchange their experience. D. provideThose _____ close-fitting white caps are nurses. D.dressed inThough he didn't feel very well, he_____ that he be present at the opening ceremony. A.insistedTV ____ enables you to get to know about the world's events more vividly. So I advise you to buy one. A. at least We are both looking forward _______ next week. C. to going on vacationWe can rely on him to carry out this mission, for his judgment is always ____. B.soundWe must consider the problem in all its ______ C.aspectsWe shall consider it lucky to have _______ the accident. A.survivedWhat day does that magazine _______? e outWhat he needs is nothing _____ a few day's rest. B.butWhat is _____ him is that it is difficult to find his son a good job. C.disturbingThis picture will _____ to you some ideas of the beauty of the scenery. D.conveyWe went out into the street again and took a_____ at the biggest tower. B. lookWhen payments are made every week the usual word is ______ C.wageWhen the mistake was ______ to him he hastened to correct it A.pointed outWhenever I have to make a speech, I get butterflies in my _______. D. stomachWhile he was in his office he preferred. D.doing something to doing nothingWho _______ will come to the press conference to be held this afternoon? B.do you supposeWho did you think will _____ now that the government has been dismissed? C.take overWho is going to _____the telephone? D.answerWhy have you singled me out ______ criticism? B.forWith a wave if his head, the magician made the rabbit ______. C. vanishShe was ________ when they asked her age. B.embarrassedBeijing is the city _____ he is longing to visit. D.thatHe thinks very ______ of me. A.highWould you mind ______ down and wait for a few more minutes? A.sittingWould you please be ________ to do me a favor and post the letter for me? C.so kind asYou _____ altogether too much significance to be the Prime Minister's words. D.attachYou go first and I 'll ______ C.followYou had better have more ______ of catching the train if you got a bus to the station instead of walking. A.chance You must accustom yourself to be more ______ when you are with people A.at your easeYou should abide _____ your promise as a man of honor C.byYour clothes ______ tobacco smoke D.smell ofYour coat will lose color ______ it is washed A.after。