Mark Twain _____ along the Mississippi River, which was _____ to his writing.

A．was grown up / benefit	B．brought up / benefit
C．grew up / of beneficial	D．was brought up / beneficial

— Tom! I forgot to bring my notebook this morning.
— Don’t worry! I       it for you.

A．will get

B．gets

C．am getting

D．am going to get

— Why do you work so hard?
—________my parents’ expectations.

A．To make full use of	B．Meeting the demand of
C．To live up to	D．Putting up with

一Why do children hang stockings over the fireplace for presents?
一As the story goes, to help a poor family, Father Christmas threw a small bag of gold down the chimney and it fell into a stocking that＿up to dry over the fireplace.

A．hung

B．had hung

C．was hanging

D．was hanged

The house could fall down soon if no one ______ some quick repair work.

A．does

B．has done

C．is doing

D．had done

I am sorry I can’t meet you at the station. I _____ by the time you come back from abroad.

A．am leaving

B．had left

C．will have left

D．have left

If nothing______, the oceans will turn into fish deserts.

A．does

B．had been done

C．will do

D．is done

Not only John and Tom but also their sister, Mary, ______great interest in the piano lessons.

A．take

B．takes

C．have taken

D．had taken

—The environment of this restaurant is very nice．
—I can’t agree more．M friend_________ the right place．

A．recommends

B．recommended

C．had recommended

D．was recommending

When the sick mother got up, she was surprised to find that her six-year-old daughter _______ in the kitchen.

A．had cooked

B．has cooked

C．was cooking

D．cooked