10. Did ____ on time make her teacher angry？ 　 　　 A. not to come　　　 　　　 B. her not to come 　　　 　　　 C. her not coming 　　　 D. not her coming

9. 　 ---Next Monday is my birthday.　　　　　 ---Is that so? ____　　　　　　　　 ---Thank you.

A. I don’t believe so.　　 　　　　　　 　　 B. I’m so glad.

C. What present do you need?　　　　 　　 D. Many happy returns of the day!

8. 　 What surprised me was not what he said but ____ he said it. A. the way 　　　　　 B. in the way that 　　　　 C. in the way 　　　　　　　 　　　 D. the way which

7. 　 You think you’re poor, but look at the people in really poor countries─it’s all ____.

A. relative　　 　　 B. simple　　 　　　　　　 C. similar　 　　　　　　　 D. related

6.　　 ____ my sister three times today but her line was always busy.

A. I’d phoned　　　　 B. I’ve been phoning　　　 C. I’ve phoned　　 　　　　　　　 D. I was phoning

5. 　 Most people ____ material possessions.

A. chase away　　 B. chase after　　 　　　　　　　 C. chase about　　 　　 D. chase down

4. 　 He got to the station early, ____ missing his train.

A. in case of　　 　 B. instead of　　 　　　　　 C. for fear of　　 　　　　　　　 D. in search of

3. 　 Scientists are confident that they can make lasers which can ____ missiles.

A. knock down　　　 B. knock out　　 　　　　　 C. knock into　　 　　　　 D. knock off

2. 　 It’s interesting to contrast the British legal system ____ the American one.

A. with　　　 　　 B. to　　　　　　　 　　 C. by　　　　 　　　　　　 D. from

1.　　 Don’t be worried about the small fire in that field. It won’t be long before it ____.

A. burns up　　 　　 B. burns down　　 　　 C. burns out　　 　　　　　 D. burns away