"I ___asleep all afternoon, so I didn't hear the phone. "he ___to me.

A. lied; lay        B. lay; lied      C. lay; lay       D. lied; lied

 At first his plan seemed impossible to put into practice, but ___it turned out to be quite easy.

A. ever since      B. so far      C before long       D. above all

 It is only ___our power to carry out ( ???) the rules, rather than make them.

    A. within     B. on         C without          D. off

 I can still recognize Mr. Johnson, who is standing by the door, even though he looks     ___different now.

   A. mostly     B. slightly        C. unlikely       D. finally

 He is very humorous, while his brother is rather serious. That is ___their difference lies.

    A. why      B. where       C. how      D. when

 You should pay a lot of attention to children’s ideas; sometimes they ___be really creative.

   A. must         B. can          C. need              D. should

 It was quite ___accident that I met him; he was homeless and ___rags at that time.

   A. by; in        B. on; in         C. at; by             D. in; in

 Can you ___me to call Mr. Smith this afternoon? You know how forgetful I am.

   A. permit        B. persuade     C. remind            D. allow 

 ______ you are alone at home, why don’t you go with us to the party?

   A. Even though   B. As though     C. So that           D. Now that 

My husband hasn’t stopped laughing about the thing that happened to me. It’s  1now but it wasn’t that time.

Last Friday, after doing all the family shopping in town, I  2a rest before catching the train, so I bought a   3and some chocolate and went to the station coffee shop that was a cheap, self-service place with long   4to sit at. I put my heavy bag down on the floor, put the newspaper and chocolate on the table to   5a place and went to get a cup of coffee.

When I came back with the coffee, there was someone in the   6seat. It was one of those   7young man, with dark glasses and torn clothes, and hair colored bright  8at the front, not so unusual these days. What did   9me was he’d started to eat my chocolate! Naturally, I was annoyed. However, to avoid trouble—then really I was rather uneasy about him—I just    10down at the front page of the newspaper, tasted my coffee, and took a bit of chocolate. The boy looked at me    11. then he took another piece of my chocolate. I could hardly   12it. Still I didn’t want to start an argument. When he took a   13piece , I felt more  14than annoyed. I thought, “ Well, I shall have the last piece.” And I  15it.

The boy gave me a   16look, and then stood up. As he left, he shouted out, “This woman is mad!” Everyone    17. That really made me feel silly, but it was    18when I finished my coffee and got ready to leave. My face went red—as red as his hair when I    19I’d made a mistake. It wasn’t my chocolate he’d been taking. There was mine, unopened, just under my  20.

1.A. serious            B. wonderful            C. funny                D. exciting

2.A. enjoyed        B. took             C. had              D. wanted

3.A. cake           B. newspaper            C. magazine         D. bag

4.A. chairs         B. tables               C. benches              D. beds

5.A. order          B. find             C. keep             D. visit

6.A. very           B. same             C. free             D. next

7.A. wild-looked        B. wild-looking     C. good-looking     D. good-looked

8.A. red            B. black                C. brown            D. white

9.A. interest           B. surprise         C. frighten         D. hurt

10.A. looked            B. lay              C. sat              D. put

11.A. eagerly           B. friendly         C. closely          D. shyly

12.A. believe      B. hear             C. notice               D. stop

13.A. last          B. big              C. single               D. third

14.A. angry         B. lucky            C. happy                D. curious

15.A. covered           B. threw                C. got              D. wrapped

16.A. strange           B. exhausting           C. nervous          D. pleasant

17.A. agreed         B. promised            C. stared               D. followed

18.A. better            B. worse                C. later               D. easier

19.A. wondered      B. realized        C. decided          D. recognized

20.A. bags          B. clothes          C. book             D. newspaper