Instead of calling ___ his uncle, he called ___ my new house with his wife that day.

A. by ,for   B. on, at   C. for, on   D. at, by

The number of the employees has grown from 1000 to 1200.This means it has increased ___20 percent.

A. by  B.at   C. to   D. with

--Why don't you try your best to get on the bus?—I tried to , but I could, it started moving.

A. until   B. when   C. before   D. after

If businessmen are taxed too much, they will no longer be motivated to work hard, with the result that

incomes from taxation might actually ____.

      A. delay                       B. shrink                             C. relieve                            D. depress

    Don’t be worried about the small fire in that field. It won’t be long before it ____.

A. burns up        B. burns down           C. burns out               D. burns away

Water, _______ seems so simple and common, is what makes life possible.

  A. that                                      B. as                                         C. what                                D. which

We went to the station to ___.

A. see them out   B. see them off   C. goodbye them  D. say them goodbye

Father asked me to practice ___Englsih every morning.

A.to speak    B. speak    C. speaking    D. to speaking

Have you any idea ______we can do to help those ______are in great need?

A．how; who                     B．what; /                         C．whether; that             D．what; who

—Did you enjoy yourself at the party?                  

         —Sorry to say I didn't. It was____  a meeting than a party．

         A．more of      B．rather like C．less of         D．more of less