9. I had not been reading for half an hour _____ I heard steps outside.

　 A. while 　　　 　　　B. when　 　　　C. if　　　 　　　　 D. unless

8. I can’t bear _______ and I no longer treat him as my friend.

　 A. laugh at　　　 　　　　　　　　　　 B. laughing at　　

　 C. to laugh at　　　 　　　　 　　D. to be laughed at　

7. ---Would it ________ you if I asked you a few questions on how to enjoy a long life?

　 ---Not at all. In fact I am very cooperative.

A. interrupt　　　 B. disturb　　　　　　　 C. bother　　　　 D. comfort

6. Nobody but Jack ______ the secret in the class.

　 A. know 　 　　　　 　B. knows 　 　　 C. have known 　　　　 D. is known

5. I wonder what will become ______ the child now that his parents are dead.

　 A. in　　 　　 　　　B. on　　 　　　 C. to　　　　 　 D. of

4. The boy threatened ______ away from home while quarrelling with his parents.

　 A. ran　　　　　　 　 　　B. run　 　 　　C. to run　　 　　　 D. running

3. After the excitement of the audience ______, the speaker continued his speech.

　 A. died down　　 　　　 B. died off　　 　 C. died out　　 　　 D. died of

2. His speech inspired us ______ again.

　 A. try　 　　　 　　　B. trying　　 　 　　C. tried　　 　　 D. to try

1. - What do you think of John?

　 - He is ______ with money; he won’t give a cent to help the poor.

　 A. generous　 　　 　B. smart 　 　　 C. mean 　　　 　D. dishonest