We mustn’t waste anything; ______, we mustn’t waste our time.

A. after all           B. in all             C. above all     D. at all

 ____ for a long time, but he managed to catch up with his classmates at last.

       A. Having been ill   B. Being ill        C. He was ill    D. Though ill

Use the umbrella to ______ yourself from the rain.

       A. prevent            B. keep           C. save          D. protect

Some researchers believe that there is no doubt _____ a cure for AIDS will be found.

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

He always takes full _____ of the mistakes made by his rivals(对手) to win the election.

        A. advantage        B. disadvantage     C. advance      D. adventure  

His _____ English is very good, because he is from Australia, an _____ country.zxxk

A.  spoken; English-spoken              

B. speaking; English-speaking

C. spoken; English-speaking            

D. speaking; English-speaking

She was so angry at all _____ he was doing _____ she walked out, and closed  the door behind her.

A. that; that       B. what; that           C. what; as     D. what; which

_________ that he learned some Chinese as a child.

A. He is believing  B. He is believed       C. It believes  D. It is believed

The number of people invited _____ fifty, but a number of them _____ absent for different reasons.

A.  were; was  B. was; was   C. was; were        D. were; were

Mr. Smith liked his job. He liked his town, and he didn’t like the idea of moving somewhere else, but his wife   51   telling him that his pay was not enough to   52      the needs of the family. That was why he was thinking of taking a new job in Boston,  53   he had been offered a job in a factory, and the pay was far   54  .

Henry Manley, boss of Mr. Smith, was the   55   of a small company   56  computers. The company was in   57   trouble, because among other reasons, the Japanese were selling such things at very   58   prices. As a result, Manley had to   59     his own price and profits (利益) as well, otherwise he would not   60   any orders at all. Even so, orders were   61   not coming in fast enough,   62  there was no money for raises for his workers. Somehow, he had to    63   along and keep his   64   workers as well. He sighed (叹气) .    65   then the telephone rang.

His secretary told him that Mr. Smith wanted to   66   him as soon as possible. Manley   67   again. He could    68   what it was about. Mr. Smith was a very young engineer. The company had no   69   unless it could attract men like him. Manley rubbed his forehead: his   70   seemed endless.

1..A. considered        B. advised      C. began        D. kept

2.. A. meet         B. imagine      C. bring        D. tell

3.. A. there            B. where        C. here         D. somewhere

4.. A. lower            B. more         C. higher       D. less

5.. A. secretary        B. manager      C. customer     D. engineer

6.. A. making       B. to make      C. made         D. was making

7.. A. little           B. its          C. no       D. few

8.. A. tall         B. high         C. low          D. short

9.. A. raise            B. cut          C. keep         D. hold

10.. A. place           B. get          C. give         D. carry out

11.. A. already     B. obviously        C. still    D. undoubtedly

12.. A. because     B. even if      C. so that      D. even

13.. A. walk            B. struggle     C. come         D. give in

14.. A. best            B. strongest        C. youngest     D. kindest

15.. A. Even            B. Just         C. Suddenly     D. Immediately

16..A. warn         B. leave            C. help         D. see

17.. A. waited      B. set back     C. sighed       D. telephoned

18.. A. think           B. know         C. expect       D. understand

19..A. future           B. money        C. computers    D. people

20..A. company      B. headache     C. problem      D. question