In that country, guests usually feel that they are not highly ________ if the invitation to a dinner party is given only three or four days before the party date.

A. regarded　　    B. thought　　　

C. admired　　　  D. concerned

——Why was our foreign teacher unhappy yesterday?

    ——News about the tsunami striking her country ____ an attack of homesickness.

A、set for  B、set out  C、set about    D、set off

That car nearly hit me; I ______.

A. might be killed  B. might have been killed

C. may be killed    D. may been killed

I had _________ entered the classroom when I noticed the headmaster was sitting at the back.

A.still            B.yet              C.sooner         D.hardly

This performance,an unusual dance,is so moving and perfect that it is almost all __________ the viewers’ expectation.

A.without              B.for              C.beyond        D.under

Jason has been preparing carefully for his English examination so that he could be sure of passing it at his first ___________.

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

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

—Did all of the boys go to the cinema?

—No.They __________ went to the Internet bar instead.

A.almost        B.nearly         C.never          D.mostly

Surely it doesn’t matter where the student associations get their money from; what ______ is what they do with it.

   A. counts      B. applies      C. stresses      D. functions

The Smiths ______ their breakfast when the doorbell rang.

A. had                 B. has been having      C. are having          D. were having