9. － When did you manage to get it completed？

　 　　 － Not until a new technique was ______.

　　 A. presented　　　　　　　　 B.　　 introduced　　　　 C. devoted　　　　 　 D. contributed

8. That hotel has 500 beds, but it can ______ more guests than that.

　　　 A.　　 take up　　 　　　　　　　　　　 B. set up　　　　　　　　 C. turn up　　　 　 　　D. put up　　

7. Have you heard of it? Firefighters rushed into a burning house, three of them unfortunately ______ in and ______ their lives.　

A.　 caught; lost　　 B. catching; lost 　　　　　 C.　　 caught; losing　　　 　 D. catching; losing

6. _____ to our surprise, he went over all his notes in such a short time, ______ for the next day’s examination.

A. Very; preparing　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 B. Greatly; to be prepared

　 　C.　 Much; prepared　　　 　　　　　　　　　　 　　　　D. Rather; being prepared

5. Can you imagine how late I went to bed last night? It was nearly 1 a.m. ______ I finished my

article.

　 　　 A. that　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. as　　　 　　　　　　　 C. before　　　　　　　 D. when　

4. － Why are most of us unable to study English well, Mr. Li?

－ You ______. But you ______ too little attention to it.

　 A. could; pay 　　　　　　　　　　 B. would; refer　　　　　　 C.　　 will; attach　　 　　　 D. can; devote

3. The comments the expert made ______ stock-market bothered him greatly, ______ him not fall asleep all night.

　 　A.　　 be concerned, which made　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. concerned, making

C. concerning, making　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　D. to be concerning, made

2. Short as he is, the football player’s speed ______ his small size, which ensures his main position in the team.

A. accounts for　　　 B. takes advantage of　 C. compensates for　 　 D. submits to

1.－ I hear that the famous film star was killed in ______ car accident yesterday.

　 － What ______ shock to all his fans!

　　　 A. the; the.　　 　　　　　　　　　　 B. the; a　　　　　　　　 C. a; a 　　　　　　　　 D. a; the

20. He was in hospital for six months. he felt as if he was _______ from the outside world.

A. cut out　　　　　　　　　　 B. cut up　　　　　　　　　　 C. cut off　　　　　　　　　　　 D. cut through