We were ____ to go out for a camp ____ it began to rain.

A. hardly; than              B. around; as             

C. about; when           D. nearly; while

 ____ several times, the young scientist still kept on doing his experiments.

A. Having failed         B. Having been failed       C. Failed            D. To fail

 It was last October ____ they finally came back to their hometown.

A. when                    B. that                       C. what                   D. until

My pen is missing I can’t find ____ anywhere.

A. one                 B. this                              C. that               D. it

 Had I learnt English well, I ____ interview for the job tomorrow.

A. would take                B. would have taken               

C. must take                D. could be taken

 I think the answer is right but I’m not ____ sure about it.

A. exactly                   B. absolutely               

C. particularly              D. eventually

 Having walked in the desert for several days, we felt exhausted, but we had to find a pool before water in the bottle ____.

 A. ran out of                 B. ran away                   C. ran out                  D. ran off

 I’m not ____ to getting up so early after the vacation.

A. accustomed               B. appropriate                       C. ashamed          D. average

 We have every reason to believe that our business has shown a(n) ____ to improve.

A. direction             B. tendency                  

C. aspect                 D. effect

A good husband must know how to ____ his ideas to his wife.

A. contribute　　　　　　 　　 B. consult　　　　 　　　　

C. comfort　　　　 　　　　　　 D. convey