Will you be able to attend the lecture _____ next week?

　　A. giving　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. given

　　C. to be given　　　　　　　　　　　　　D. being given

"Can't you read?" Mary said _____ to the notice.

　　A. angrily pointing　　　　　　　　　 B. and point angrily

　　C. angrily pointed　　　　　　　　　　D. and angrily pointing

___________lessons were not difficult．

       A．Our few first short English     B．Our first few short English

       C．Our few first English short     D．Few our first English short

We spent many hours in a pleasant conversation______ how to fish.

 A. talking about    B. to talk about    C. talked about   D. to be talked about

________ the grandparents love the children, they are strict with them.

A. While B. As

C. Since  D. Because

“When did he leave the classroom?” “He left _______ you turned back to write on the blackboard.”

A. the time     B. the moment

C. until   D. since

The fire went on for quite some time _______ it was brought under control.

A. when  B. since

C. after   D. before

    When a pencil is partly in a glass of water, it looks as if it ______.

    A. breaks                           B. has broken

C. were broken                      D. had been broken

“Shall I come tomorrow ？” “I’d rather you ______.”

    A. won’t             B. didn’t

C. don’t             D. wouldn’t

I don’t like it at all. It can’t be _____.

A. better  B. worse

C. best    D. worst