983. – The housework is too much for me, Jack.

　 ---Sorry, but I can’t help______ it, Joan. I’ve got something important to do, you know.

　　 A. do　　　 B. doing　　　 C. to be doing　　　 D. having done

982. When their first child was born, they _____for three years.

　　 A. had married　 B. got married　 C. had been married　 D. had got married

981. The police have ______power to arrest bad people by ______law.

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

980. I wrote him a letter to show my _____of his thoughtfulness.

　　 A. achievement　　 B. agreement　　 C. attention　　 D. appreciation

DBABC　 CABDA　 BCABD　 CCBAD　 ABADD　 DACCB　 ABABB　 CDCAD

979. It is widely accepted that young babies learn to do things because certain acts lead to _____.

　　 A. rewards　　 B. prizes　 　　C. awards　　　 D. results

978. If you had ______your test paper carefully before handing it in, you would have made fewer mistakes.

　　 A. looked up　　 B. thought about　　 C. gone over　 D. gone round

977. He holds an important position in the company; ________, I don’t quite trust him.

　　 A. thus　　　 B. furthermore　　 C. otherwise　　 D. nevertheless

976. Our bodies are strengthened by taking exercise. ______, our minds are developed by learning.　　　

　　 A. Probably　　 B. Likely　　 C. Similarly　 D. Generally

975. Fred is second to none in maths in our class, but belive it or not, he _____passed the last exam.

　　 A. easily　 B. hardly　　 C. actually　　 D. successfully

974. Alice laid her baby on the sofa______and wrapped it with a blanket.

　　 A. silently　 B. tenderly　 C. friendly　　 D. comfortably