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

973. After the president made an official announcement, she expressed her _____opinion.

　　 A. personal　　 B. private　　 C. single　 D. individual

972. When I opened the door, a parcel on the floor _______ my eye.

　　 A. met　　 B. caught　　 C. drew　　 D. attracted

971. Although the working mother is very busy, she still _____a lot of time to her children.

　　 A. devotes　　 B. spends　　 C. offers　　 D. provides

970. – Excuse me, may I ask you some questions?

　 ---Sorry, I’m too busy and haven’t even a minute to _______.

　　 A. spend　　 B. spare　　 C. share　　 D. stop

969. One of the advantages of living on the top floor of a highrise is that you can get a good______.

　　 A. sight　　 B. scene　　 　C. view　　　 D. look

968. If you don’t take away all your things from the desk, there won’t be enough ______for my stationery.

　　 A. area　　 B. place　　 C. room　　 D. surface

967. We volunteered to collect money to help the ______of the earthquake.

A. victims　　 B. folks　　 C. fellows　　 D. villagers

966. The lion is considered the king of the forest as it is a (n) _______of courage and power.

A. example　 B. sign　 C. mark　　 D. symbol