＿＿＿＿is a good form of exercise for young and old．

A.The walk?       B.Walking?         C.To walk?         D.Walk?

 I can hardly believe my eyes. What a poor composition you have _______. There are so many wrong spellings in it. 

A. turned into       B. turned off  C. turned to            D. turned in

 If you lend me a pound, it will _____ me having to go to the bank.

A. save             B. share  C. serve             D. help

Hundreds of jobs _______ if the factory closes.

A. lose                 B. will be lost   C. are lost            D. will lose

The telephone _______ three times in the last hour, and each time it ________ for my father.

A. had rang; was      B. has rung; was  C. rang; has been     D. has been ringing; is

I _____ for five minutes; why don’t they come?

A. am calling       B. called    C. was calling     D. have been calling

—I understand you are one of the largest companies in the country. May I ask more about sales figures?

— ________.

A. That’s all right   B. Sure. Go right ahead

C. Out of the question   D. Why, we surely are

. Of all the books on the desk, __________ is of any use for our study.

A. nothing      B. no one

C. neither       D. none

When they arrived at the school it was raining _______ harder. 

A. more                    B. quite  C. very                   D even

______ the weather, we had a pleasant time.

A. Except           B. Except for  C. But                 D. Besides