One day I       a newspaper article about one in six European mammal species threatened with extinction.

A. came at     B. came across    C. came about    D. came after

 Many people think that it is       making such an experiment.

A. worthwhile   B. worth        C. worthy        D. valuable

 He made up his mind to devote his life      the river      polluted.

A. to prevent, to be              B. to prevent, from being 

C. to preventing, to be            D. to preventing, from being

 The storm is moving slowly       .

A. eastern    B. to eastern        C. to eastwards    D. eastwards

 He is clever and has a      for learning language.

A. gift       B. mind           C. heart          D. skill

 It has been confirmed       he wasn’t the person who stole your bike.

A. if         B. whether        C. why          D. that

 Rather than      time watching TV at home, we       to take part in sports and games on weekends.

A. wasting, decide   B. wasted, prefer   C. to waste, decide   D. waste, prefer

 We were shocked at the news      a 7.1-magnitude quake struck Yushu county on April 14th.

A. whether         B. that         C. where           D. Why

 The little girl was       by a       noise at midnight.

   A. terrified , terrified               B. terrifying, terrified

C. terrifying, terrifying              D. terrified, terrifying

 ---We are afraid we can’t finish the work      a month.

   ---Just take your time.

A. among         B. after          C. within            D. by