---Is he here now?---No, I ___ he ___ here by now.

A. thought, was   B. think, will be   C. think, is    D. thought, had been

He did the right thing ___ for some fresh air even in cold winter.

A. to keep the chidlren from going out    B. to prevent the childern from going out

C. to keep the children going out        D. to prevent the children going out

Since nobody is here, the meeting will be delayed until tomorrow. The underlined word means ___.

A. put on   B. put off   C. put up    D. put away

As everybody knows, Hong Kong used to be _____ part of _____ British Empire．

         A．不填; a       B．a; the          C．不填; the   D．the; 不填

---Thanks for your trouble. ---Not at all. I’m _____ pleased to help you.

A. too much                   B. too only                     C. so much                     D. only too

The latest data put forward by the states suggested that the business ___ improving.

A. was                             B. be                      C. being               D. should

I realize she can be very troublesome, but ____ I think you should apologize for being so angry with her.

         A．all the same       B．once in a while  C．in actual fact      D．all the time

If you don’t wait _______ the red light, you will be punished by the policeman.

  A. at     B. under     C. for      D. on

___ a very rough sea, with waves ten metres high.

A. It were    B.This will be   C.It was    D.There’ll be

---How __ is it?  ---It's not __. It’s only two miles ___.

A. far, away, far   B.far, far, away   C. far. Far. Far   D.away, away, away