― What were you doing when Tony phoned you ?

― I had just finished my work and       to take a shower .

A. had started        B. started            C. have started       D. was starting

Mr. Smith used to smoke       but he has given it up .

A. seriously          B. heavily          C. badly       D. hardly

I keep medicines on the top shelf , out of the children’s       .

A. reach          B. hand           C. hold           D. place

Happy birthday , Alice ! So you have       twenty-one already !

A. become         B. turned         C. grown          D. passed

When he left       college , he got a job as       reporter in a newspaper office .

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

Helen was much kinder to her youngest son than to the others ,       , of course , made the others envy him .

A. who                            B. that                            C. what                           D. which

Stand over there       you’ll be able to see it better .

A. or             B. while          C. but            D. and

― How often do you eat out ?

―       , but usually once a week .

A. Have no idea   B. It depends     C. As usual       D. Generally speaking

To keep healthy, Professor Johnson________ cycling as a regular form of exercise after he retired.

A. took up         B. caught on      C. carried out                  D. made for

Chinese arts have won the _________ of a lot of people outside China.

A. enjoyment       B. appreciation     C. entertainment    D. reputation