—I apologize for not being able to join you for dinner.

—________. We’ll get together later.

A. Go ahead    B. Not to worry     C. That’s right      D. Don’t mention it

Does ___ matter if he can’t finish the job in time ?

         A. this        B. that           C. it          D. he

I _____banning trucks in the city centre because it will reduce air pollution and noise.

A. assist      B. advocate     C. admit       D. oppose

I’m sorry but my time is ______; I can only give you a few minutes.

A. rare    B. flexible     C. precious    D. appropriate

In face of difficulties the climbers______in the hope of reaching the top before dark.

   A.insisted on    B. looked up   C.turned away    D. kept on 

We know our friends by their defects ______ by their merits.

    A.than         B. in the place of    C.rather than     D. instead of

—Good morning，Doctor Brown’s office.

—Hello, this is Tom Smith. Could you please tell Doctor Brown I       ? My car        start.

A. was delayed, doesn’t               B. will be delayed, won’t

C. am delayed, didn’t                  D. would delay, mustn’t

To _______ good relationships with your teachers and classmates, you should learn to be on good terms with them.

A. bring up        B. add up      C. keep up       D. take up

She’s already two hours late. What ______ to her?

A. can have happened              B. may have happened 

C. should have happened           D. must happen

Kate said “Hello” to Mr Patel as she entered. She picked up a wire basket and walked towards the back of the store 1_____ the rice was kept. The room was quite large and divided by three long aisles(过道), with rows of shelves full of 2??_____. Besides her and Patel there were only two boys in the store. They were both wearing 3_____ overcoats. They looked rather 4_____ because the overcoats were too big for them. “5_____”, she heard one of them whisper to 6_____. She walked on to the next aisle and found the 7_____ she was looking for. Then she heard something else. It 8_____ like a box dropping on the floor. She looked through the small open space 9_____ goods on the shelf and saw one of the boys picking up a box. But 10_____ putting it in the basket, he dropped 11_____into the inside pocket of his overcoat. Kate looked back and 12_____ see Mr Patel at the door checking through a list. Then she looked through the 13______ in the shelf again. The boys still had their backs to her. They were putting something 14_____into their inside pockets and then one of them said, “Let’s get out of here.” They moved away from her.

When she got to the door the two boys were 15_____ her. She watched them 16_____ for the few lings in their 17_____. They had both 18_____ their overcoats. Mr Patel did not seem to know what they had done. He even 19_____ at them as they were about to 20_____. Now Kate decided to stop them.

1.A.which           B. that          C. there           D. where

2.A.books           B. baskets        C. goods          D. magazines

3.A.dirty            B. long          C. grey           D. tight

4.A.strange          B. young        C. nervous         D. excited

5.A.Look up         B. Listen to me   C. Watch out       D. Put it down

6.A.him             B. her          C. the boy         D. the other

7.A.book            B. rice          C. bag            D. magazine

8.A.looked           B. heard        C. showed         D. sounded

9.A.between         B. of            C. around         D. at

10.A.instead of       B. before        C. without         D. as if

11.A.something       B. it            C. one            D. that

12.A.would          B. should        C. might          D. could

13.A.spot            B. space         C. goods         D. books

14.A.important       B. new          C. else            D. extra

15.A.looking at       B. talking to     C. in front of        D. behind

16.A.paying          B. looking       C. asking          D. reaching

17.A.hands           B. pockets       C. box            D. basket

18.A.thrown out       B. put on        C. buttoned        D. hidden

19.A.shouted         B. smiled        C. looked          D. laughed

20.A.leave           B. pay           C. speak           D. apologize