Going out for a trip with friends            popular in the last few years .

       A．is     B．was C．has been   D．had been

The thief ran away at the _____ of a policeman.

   A. sight                   B. screen                      C. sound                       D. seeing

It will _____ time if we make the sandwiches the day before the picnic.

   A. spare                  B. save                         C. win                          D. get

If the boy had _____ the dog alone, it wouldn't have bitten him.

   A. put                     B. set                           C. left                          D. led

I found my _____ open when I opened my drawer. Someone must have read what I wrote in it.

   A. novel            B. notebook                  C. wallet                    D. dictionary

I didn't sleep well last night because it was too _______ outside.

   A. noisy                       B. quiet                      C. loud                       D. silent

Our cousin who is attending college in New York phones us every Sunday at six, _________ as clockwork.

A. usually                          B. frequently             C. regularly              D. commonly

Her financial adviser_______ her against such a venturesome investment.

   A. reminded           B. warned            C. advised.            D. persuaded

Mrs. Clarke raised the kettle and _______the water over the hand.

   A. spread              B. dropped           C. poured             D. covered

A transistor radio is sometimes very small. It is very easy to carry…_______, radio broadcasts are better for blind people.

A. Besides                    B. However           C. Yet                   D. Sometimes