The police _____ the stolen jewellery and returned it to the owner.

A. searched           B. hunted            C. invented           D. recovered

Cotton is first made _______ thread and then cloth.

A. up of          B. into                C. of                 D. from

--Listen, Lily is playing the piano!

--Wow, how sweet the music _______!

A. is heard            B. hears               C. is sounding          D. sounds

He is a selfish and dishonest man, and is _____ by others.

A. well thought     B. ill thought of     C. highly thought      D. bad thought of

 --- May I ask a favor of you?

--- _____________.

A. It's my pleasure   B. Sure, go ahead    C. With pleasure     D. I've no time

--Why don't you do some shopping in the second-hand store?

--Well, the goods there are ________, but __________

A. more expensive; worse               B. more expensive; not as bad

C. cheaper; good enough                D. cheaper; not as good

John, ________ money is no problem, still leads a simple life.

A. for whose       B. of whose            C. of whom            D. for whom

The young man ____________ be slow, but at least he doesn't make any mistakes.

A. may                 B. can                C. must             D. should

 With his wise thoughts about ________________ nature and the world, Confucius is a great thinker in ____________ history of China.

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

---Why didn't you buy any bread while doing shopping yesterday evening?

---Sorry, ______________.

A. I forget               B. I forgot                    C. I had forgotten          D. I have forgotten