92. There _____ a lot of coal mines in the south, but many of them have been closed or are _____ be closed.

A. use to having; about to B. used to be; to

C. use to having; going to D. used to be; supposed to

91. If you have a problem _____ your composition, you had better ask your teacher ______.

A. in; on some advice B. for; for some advices

C. on; some advice D. with; for some advice

90. It's quite strange that the man sleeps with his mouth____ and his eyes _____.

A. closed; open B. closed; opened

C. closing; open D. closing; opening

89. His father looks young, but _____ fact he is _____.

A. in; in the forties B. in; in his forties

C. in the; in the forties D. in; in his forty

88. Before the game started Alien's friends believed he was ___ but he didn't feel ___. Then after the first ten minutes, he began to take heart.

A. sure to win; sure to success B. sure of success; sure of it

C. sure to win; sure about that

D. sure about winning; sure to win

87. Paper _____ the fibres of plants for many years.

A. has been made from B. have been made out of

C. has made up of D. have been made into

86. The books, _____ the dictionaries, must be put back where they _____.

A. included; were B. to include; are

C. including; were D. including; are

85. What a strange man! He loves his wife, but _____ he often beats her.

A. at a time B. at one time C. at times D. at the same time

84. ---Where is Mother

---She is in the kitchen. She _____the housework all morning.

A. is doing B. was doing C. has done D. has been doing

83. The problem was that it is ____valuable ___everyday use.

A. too; to B. too; for C. too; of D. so; that