Quite a few employees’ payments are cut down and barely cover their household ________ due to the serious economic crisis.

 A. bills    B. expenses     C. prices    D. charges

Try to_______ at least an hour every day for learning English.

A. set off             B. set out            C.set about        D. set aside

His landlady gave him a week's _____ to leave the flat.

A. threat        B. notice      C. advice      D. information

My camera can be___to take pictures in cloudy or sunny conditions.

A. adapted         B. adjusted      C. adopted      D. corrected

. If I ________ plan to do anything I wanted to. I’d like to go to Tibet and travel through as much of it as possible.  

A. would           B. could        C. had to       D. ought to

 It suddenly        to the detective that the millionaire was probably murdered by his own daughter.

   A. happened                B．occurred              C．thought               D．took place

 It is fashionable to drive a car, but to drive a car is not nearly as difficult as it is imagined on condition that you ________ the specialized rules.

   A. give up                  B．stick to                C．insist on              D．connect to

My parents lent me money. Otherwise I____the trip.

A. couldn’t afford      B. didn’t afford   C. afforded    D. couldn’t have afforded

If you ____ there for a moment , I''ll tell the manager that you have come .

A . wait B . will wait C . shall wait D . waited

— We quarrelled with the tallest girl in your class about the broken table .

— How silly ! You ____ it to our headmaster .

A . are going to tell B . would have told

C . should have told D . ought have told