10. The destruction of the World Trade Centre has put US economy in a difficult ____.

　 A. occasion　　　　　　 B. case　　　　　　　　　 C. situation　　　　　　 D. background

9. His trousers is too short, so they require ______.

　 A. widening　　　　　　　　　　 B. to spread　　　　　 C. lengthening　　　　　　　 D. to expend

8. The board of the company had decided to ____ its operations to include all aspects of

the clothing business.　 A. widen　　　 B. spread　　　　 C. lengthen　　 D. expand

7. My ____ in teaching is different from yours.　

　 A. altitude 　　　　 　　　 B. appear　　　　　　　 C. approach　　　　　 D. approval

6. They really had a great time too, designing everything, drawing the blueprints, ____ the angles and so on.

A. looking out　 B. taking out　 C. finding out　 D. figuring out

5. He ____ on the ground ____ to me that his hen ____ two eggs a day.

　 A. lied; laying; had laid　　　　　　　　　 　　　 B. lay; lying; had laid

　 C. laid; lay; had lain　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　　 D. lay; lied; has laid

4. I would ____ very still so that the “enemy” would not discover me.

　 A. lay　　　　　　　　 　　　 B. hide　　　　　　　　　 C. rest 　　　　　　　　 D. lie

3. These new books are a very welcome ____ to the school library.

　 A. addition　　　　 　　　 B. arrival　　　　　　　 C. attitude　　　　　　 D. audience

2. Children won’t work hard if they feel ____ about their future.

　 A. sure　　　　　　　　　　 　　　 B. confident　　　　　 C. worried　　　　　　 D. secure

1. After a long ____ the bill was passed by the House of the Commons.

　 A. argue　 　　　　 　　　 B. debates　　　　　　　 C. discuss　　　　　　　 D. quarrel