11. --- Would you like to see the movie with us tonight?

--- I’d like to. But I can’t ___________ the time because I have to finish my article.

A. afford 　　　　 B. pass　 　　　　 C. take　 　　　　 D. spend

10. My goodness, how lucky we are? If there had been places for us on that aero plane, we ______ dead now.

A. will be　　　　 B. would be　　 C. would have been 　　 D. had been

9. His daughter is always shy in ____ and she never dares to make a speech to _______.

A. the public; the public　　　　　　　 B. public; the public　　 C. the public; public　 D. public; public

8. It is never easy to ____ big changes. Those who can do it faster are more likely to succeed.

A. lead to　　　　 B. stick to　　　　 C. contribute to　　 　　 D. adjust to

7. He can speak English, German, French and Japanese. He is really a man with a(n) _____ for language.

A. gift　　　　　　　 B. present　　　　 C. ability　　　　 D. skill

6. I would have invited her to the party but I _______ her very well.

A. hadn’t known　 　　　　　　　　 B. had known　 C. didn’t know　　　 D. wasn’t knowing

5. Some passengers complain that it usually ______so long to fill in travel insurance documents.

A. costs　　　　　 B. takes　　　　　 C. spends　　　　 D. spares

4. He suffers from back trouble too, so he was very ______ about my problem.

A. worried　　　　 B. gifted 　　　　 C. sympathetic　 D. shameful

3. How I wish every family 　　　　　a large house with a beautiful garden!

A. has　　　　　　　 B. had　　　　　　　 C. will have　　 D. had had

2. My grandfather is as 　　　　　as a young man and hates sitting around doing nothing all day.

A. enthusiastic B. energetic　　　 C. talkative　　　 D. sensitive