Major spending is required to ______ fundamental improvements in housing.

   A. set about     B. get through    C. bring about     D. hang on

This is ___ book ___ I wrote.

       A.the only ….which    B.a very…that    C.the only…that   D.the just…which

They got two free tickets to Canada, otherwise they______ able to afford to go.

  A. wouldn’t have been   B. mustn’t have been    C. wouldn’t be   D. hadn’t been

---Do you allow your kids go out alone at night?

  ---_____. They are not old enough.

  A. At any time   B. Go ahead   C. In no case    D. Forget it

-----Tom. You look very bored and tired.

 -----Yes, I ______ my father on the farm until seven o’clock this morning.

   A. have been helping    B. had helped      C.was helping     D. am helping

（安徽省合肥八中2008—2009学年度高三第三次月考，23）I heard you have         vacant position for a secretary. I’ve come to apply for        job.

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

(2009辽宁抚顺模拟)Mary       a lot of Spanish by playing with the native boys and girls．

A．picked up    B．took up

C．made up     D．turned up

-----Oh, you said you’d tell me the latest news about environmental situations.

  -----Sorry, I_______with my work at hand. I______to that.

  A. deal; will come               B. was dealing; come   

C. have dealth; have come        D. have been dealing; am coming

The local economy is now ______ a mess and the government is ______ a loss what to do ne

  A. at; at    B. down; at     C. in; in   D. in; at

--- What book are you reading? Wow, Harry Porter! May I have a look at it?

       --- Yes, of course. You         have it as soon as I get through with it.

A. must        B. should       C. will          D. shall