10. I couldn’t ____. The line was busy.

A. go by　　　 B. go around 　　　C. get in　　 　D. get through

9. When we plan our vacation, mother often offers ____suggestions.

　　 A. careful　　　 　B. practical 　　C. effective 　　D. acceptable

8. My mother always gets a bit ___if we don’t arrive when we say we will.

A. anxious　 　B. ashamed　 　　C weak　 　　　　D. patient

_____ such heavy pollution already, it may now be too late to clean up the river.

　　 A. Having suffered　 B. suffering 　C. To suffer 　　D. suffered

7. The number of deaths from heart disease will be reduced greatly if people ____ to eat more fruit and vegetables.

　　 A. persuade　 B. will persuade　 C. be persuaded　 D. are persuaded

6. There was nothing they could do______.

A. but wait　　 B. except waiting

C. only to wait　 D. unless they waited

5. John was late for the business meeting because his flight had been ____ by a heavy storm.

　　 A. kept　 B. stopped　 C. slowed　 D. delayed

4. Bill was doing a lot of physical exercise to build up his________.

　　 A. ability 　　B. force 　C. strength 　D. mind

3. Modern plastics can ____ very high and very low temperatures.

　　 A. stand　 　B. hold　 C. carry　 　D. support　

2. My friend Martin was very sick with a strange fever; _____, he could neither eat nor sleep.　

A. as a result　　 B. after all

C. any way　　 D. otherwise