________ and short of breath, Andy and Ruby were the first to reach the top of Mount Tai.

 A. To be tried       B. Tired

C. Tiring D. Being tired

The size of the audience, ____ we had expected, was well over one thousand.

A. whom    B. who   C. as    D. which

I shall always ____ your friendship greatly for friendship is more important than money.

A. value     B. pay high respect   C. respect   D. store

You’ve switched the machine off. I told you not to,_____?

A.didn't I  B.haven't you   C. will you    D. did I

---Tom, keep your_____ on your studies.

    --- Sure, mum. I'll keep that in_____.

A. mind;mind  B.heart;head    C. brain; mind D.heart;brain

The truth, Sir, is that the old man____ across the street when my car hit him.

A. was to walk B. had been walkingC. walked D. was walking

"No, no ", he whispered,____ talking to himself.

A. while   B. even if    C. as if    D. when

It was ______ the old clock that the old man spent the whole morning at home.

A. repairing       B. repaired  C. to repair       D. in repair

―What are you going to do this afternoon?

   ―I am going to the cinema with some friends. The film ________ quite early, so we _____ to the bookstore after that.

       A. finished; are going                        B. finished; go

C. finishes; are going                        D. finishes; go

―Kate doesn’t look very well. What’s wrong with her?

   ―She has a headache because she ________ too long; She ought to stop work.

       A. has been reading                           B. had read

C. is reading                                D. was reading