833. In fact, Mary would rather have left for San Francisco ______ in Los Angeles .

A. by staying　　 B. that stay　 C. than have stayed　 D. to stay

832. – Did you watch Tim go to sleep?

--- Yes. He yawned, closed his book, and _____ down on the table.

　 A. put his head　　　　　 B. his head is

　　 C. is having his head　　 D. his head put

831. – What a boring speaker!

　 --- Yes, by the time he finishes, everyone __________.

　 A. will sleep　　 B. be sleep　　 C. will be asleep　　 D. will fall to sleep

830. Mr. Brown is ______ the telephone now.

A. in　 B. on　 C. at　　 D. with

829. I like Jean but I don’t like ________.

A. her sing　　　　　　 B. her singing

C. she sing　　　　　　 D. she singing

828. – When will you move?

　 ---As soon as _______ another apartment.

A. we’re finding　　　　　 B. we found

C. we’d find　　　　　　 D. we find

827.--　 Have you finished studying ?

　 --- No, but I wish I ________.

A. would　　 B. had　　 C. should　　 D. have

826. – I had to pay ten dollars for this bowl.

　 ---It’s probably ________.

A. worth　　 B. worth so　　 C. worth them　　 D. worth it

825. – Will the cottage be cold?

　 ---Yes. Make sure ________the heater.

A. you light　　 B. lighting　　 C. you’ll　　 D. for lighting

824. – Why did you bring so much luggage?

　 --- Irene insisted ______ it all.

A. bringing　 B. on bringing　 C. to bring　　 D. that we bringing