10. At the beginning of the class, the teacher asked the students to recite the poem taught in the last lesson before they 　　　　　their textbooks.

A. held up　　　　　　　　 B. held out　　　　　　　　 C. held on　　　　　　　 D. held down

9. You’ll be easily to be 　　　　　　by the company if you are expert at the computer and you can drive a car as well.

A. taken to　　　　　　 B. taken on　　 　　 C. taken out　　　　　　　　 D. taken up

8. _________ the big earthquake, the local government tried every means to provide shelters for the victims.

A. Before long　　　　　　　 B. Soon after　　 C. Long before　　　　　　　 D. As soon as

7. The program you are watching is　 　　　　　　broadcast while the performance is in process on the stage.

A. lively　　　　　　　　 　 B. living　　　　　　 　　 C. live　　　　　　 　　 D. alive

6. —What do you think of the talk on business?

—I don’t think I have got any 　　　　　　advice.

A. worthwhile　　　　　 B. worth　　　　　　　　　 C. worthless　　　　　　 D. worthy

5. What he said could only make people ________ their heads _________.

A. laugh; away 　　　　 B. laugh; off　　　　　 C. smile; away　 　　　　 D. smile; on

4. It suddenly ________ to me that we could use a computer to do the job.

A. occurs　　 　　　　 B. to occur　　　 C. occurring　　　 　　　　　 D. occurred

3. ________waste water was put into the rivers and lakes, which were badly polluted.

A. At one time　 　 B. At a time　 　　　 　C. One time　 　　　 D. A time

2. A new law has been passed in response ______ the rare animals.

A. to kill　 　　　　　　　 B. of killing　 　　　　　 C. to killing　 　　　　　 D. for killing

1. The man we followed suddenly stopped and looked as if ______ whether he was going in the right direction.

A. seeing　　 　　　 　　　 B. to see　　 　　　　 C. having seen　　 　　　　　　　 D. to have seen