He offered to ___  her a hand as the suitcase was too heavy for her to carry.

A. hold   B. show   C. lend   D. borrow

---How can I get to the island you mentioned?

   ---You can’t get there_____ by swimming.

A. other than   B. more than   C. rather than   D. less than

---Why didn’t you go to the concert last night?

  ---It was something____ interesting.

A. more or less  B. far less  C. much more   D. any further

You’ll have to spend ____ writing your report here.

A. one day or two days   B. one day or two  C. a day or to  D. two days or one

He had decided to give it up , but on____ second thoughts he decided to try___

third time.

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

Shelly had prepared carefully for her English examination so that she could be sure of passing it on her first ____ .

A. intention  B. attempt  C. purpose  D. desire

For many Beijingers, dreams of living in ___________ green area are becoming___________ reality．

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

I tried hard to get some information about the new technology out of his mouth, but he remained_________．

       A．quiet            B．secret          C．silent           D．calm

—ou___________ stop me．

       —Even if you __________it, I won't allow you to swim across the river．

       A．mustn't; dare not do               B．may ; dare not do

       C．can; dare to do                  D．needn't; dare do

I found my home town completely ______.

A. changed              B. changing    C. to be changed         D. to change