―He should have been warned of the danger.

―_______, but he wouldn’t listen to me.

A．So he was      B．So he had         C．So had he                 D．So was he

The speech the minister made on TV ______ the education reform made both teachers and students excited.

A．being concerned            B．to concern     C．concerned        D．concerning

The cowboy ______ the cattle that ______ eating grass here and there.

A．drove up; was    B．picked up; were     C．rounded up; was   D． rounded up; were

A good idea occurred to Mr. Baker ______to his invention recently.

A．while applying                              B．while applied   

C．while he was applying himself       D． while applying himself

The fellow was said to be ______ of a scholar. As ______ turned out, he was a cheat.

A．something, it     B．something, he         C．much, he                  D．nothing, it

After staying in hospital for long, the patient was advised to go to the seaside to ______ his health.

A．take up              B．pick up        C．make up         D．hold up

It even leaves the scientists in wonder ______ they should call the newly-born creature, which looks half-human and half-animal.

A．that             B．why             C．what                D．how

The purpose of education ______ be to provide students with a value system―not to prepare them for a specific job.

A．will          B．should          C．could             D．may

―Be careful! Don’t forget you are on a ladder.

― But you are holding it for me, nothing ______.

A．worry about            B．to worry about        C．is worried about      D．worrying about

By _____ nature, you are an adventurer, full of amazement and curiosity about ______ world bigger than life itself.

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