--Can I speak to Mr Wang?　 --Sorry, he' s out. Can I _____ a message?

　 A. leave　　　　　 B. take　　　　 C. ask for　　　　　 D. want

She went to the station to meet her husband, but _____ him in the crowd.

A. passed　　　　　　　　　 B. recognized

C. missed　　　　　　　　　 D. lost

My brother is really ____ . He often works in his office far into the night.

A. open-minded　　　 B. hard-working　　　 C. self-confident　　 D. warm-hearted

Hard work and lack of sleep has _________ her beauty and youth in recent years.

A. worn out　 B. tried out　 C. made out D. sent out

Was it because he was ill ____ he asked for leave?

　 　 A. that　　　 B. and　　　 C. that’s 　　　 D. so

Does ________ matter if he can’t finish the job on time?

A. this                                                      B. that

C. he                                                        D. it

The professor _______ giving lectures to students _______ invited to meeting at a time.

A. preferred ; to being　　　　　　　　　 B. preferred to ; rather than

C. preferred ; than being　　　　　　　　 D. preferred ; to be

At times the balance in nature is ______，resulting in a number of possibly unforeseen effects.

A．troubled B．confused　 C．disturbed D．puzzled

The injured died on ________ Thursday after _______ accident.

A. the; the　　 　　 B. /; an　　　 　　　 C. the; an　　 　　　　D. /; the