After the long journey, we felt fine     being a little tired.

A．but for          B．except           C．apart from          D．besides

The old man         the child not to play in the river but they wouldn’t listen.

A．suggested        B．warned         C．hoped            D．persuade

It is reported that the United States uses     energy as the whole of Europe.

A．as twice        B．twice much         C．twice much as       D．twice as much

Television has many advantages. It keeps us      about the        news and also provides entertainment.

A．informed; lasted          B．to know; later         C．learning; latter       D．to think; latest

When he was there, he       go to that coffee shop at the corner after work every day.

A．would           B．should           C．had better           D．might

It may be fairly cheap to buy, but you’ve got to        the money you’ll spend on repairs.

A．take change of                                           B．take into consideration

C．make notes of                                            D．complain about

      is to struggle.

A．Living          B．Live         C．To live         D．To be lived

Mr. Green stood up in defence of the girl, saying that she was not the one        .

A．blamed          B．blaming         C．to blame           D．to be blamed

Under no circumstances         my bike tomorrow.

A．he is borrowing                                         B．is he to borrow

C．he will borrow                                            D．could he be borrowing

By the middle of the 1920s the farthest corners of the earth        explored.

A．are          B．were           C．have been           D．had been