－He said you’d be giving them a lift.

－      .There are already five people.

A．Why not?                 B．What of it?              C．All right              D．Not likely

Jack offered us a big meal when he was leaving the office, but our work     ,we refused the offer.

A．not finished                                      B．had not been finished

C．not having finished                  D．wasn’t finished

Carl Linnaeus, the famous botanical scientist, was a man always in blue. His depression was

       his childhood illness in his biography.

A．centered on              B．concentrated on            C．named after               D．referred to

     the right decision      the future is probably the most important thing we will ever do in our lives.

A．Making; concerning                         B．Make; concerned

C．To make; concerned                     D．Making; concerned

He       to be an expert in astronomy, but in actual fact he is quite ignorant on the subject.

        he knows about it is out of date and inaccurate.

A．proves; So little                            B．concludes; How little

C．claims; What little                D．is evaluated; Such little

      Diana, another ten students failed in the math examinations.

A．Except for         B．Apart from        C．Rather than        D．As well as

The manager wanted the salesman to          every cent they spent.

A．count on        B．account for        C．make use for         D．apply for

If you don’t follow their advice, you will have to bear the        yourself.

A．consequence        B．effect              C．result        D．fault

Yao Ming, the Chinese basketball star, is         many American people.

A．familiar to      B．familiar with      C．famous for          D．famous as

When the thieves saw the big dog        them, they ran a way.

A．making into          B．making for          C．making to        D．making up