— Excuse me, could you please turn down the music a little? It’s too loud.

—___.

A. Oh, it’s my honor to do so

B. Never mind. I like music

C. Sorry. I didn’t know your were studying

D. Thank you. It’s kind of you

Towards ___ evening after school, ___ icy rain began to fall and the road became slippery.

A. the; an B. /; an C. an; an D. an; the

Wang Ping flashed a switch on a computer screen, and a table and some chairs rose___ the floor as if by magic.

A. from B. under C. from under D. from up

This winter, there was a heavy snow in our province; the farmers say that it___ to be a good harvest.

A. supposes B. expects C. proposes D. promises

As is known to us all, ___ in a good atmosphere is what all parents wish for.

A. the children educated

B. the children are educated

C. the children’s being educated

D. the children to be educated

–Don’t _____ this plan to the public until we give you the go-ahead.

–OK. I will not.

A. release B. relate C. retell D. relieve

What a pity! A few minutes earlier, the students ___ the first bus.

A. had caught B. were to caught

C. have caught D. could have caught

The girl conquered her fear and ___ the enormous spider in sight of it last night.

A. took up B. picked up

C. put up D. set up

–The difficult maths problem has been solved by Tom at last.

– Indeed; and the ___ way Tom worked out the problem impressed the teacher deeply.

A. outstanding B. unique

C. particular D. strange

Eventually the two sides reached an agreement ___ could not be taken the place of.

A. whose the details B. the details of whose

C. whose details D. of which details