The mother came in, _____ a cake with ten _____ candles on it and said “Happy Birhtday” to the little girl.

A. carried; lit 　 B. carried; lighted　 C. carrying; lighted 　 D. carrying; lit

If you let pressure benefit________upset you，much more can be accomplished than you thought possible.

A．more than 　　　 B．rather than

C．other than 　　　　 D．less than

_____ such heavy pollution already, it may now be too late to clean up the river. 
   A. Having suffered B. Suffering     C. To suffer     D. Suffered

I lost my way in complete darkness and, ____ matters worse, it began to rain.

　 A. making　　　 B. to make　　　　 C. made　　　 D. having made

The task required ________ did it ________ careful and brave enough．

　 A．who; is　　　 　　　　　　　　 B．whom; was　　　　

C．whomever; were　　 　　　　　　　　 D．whoever; be

--- Do you know that the meeting _______ this afternoon has been put _______ till next week?

　 --- No. Thanks for telling me.

　 A. to be held; off　　　 B. to be held; forward C. held; off　　 D. held; forward

—Do you want me to wash your clothes?

—　　　

　 A. Sounds great. Why not?　　　　 B. Thank you, but I can manage it.

　 C. I couldn’t agree more.　　　　　 D. They are not dirty at all.

—Didn’t the guard see him breaking into the bank?

—No, he _______ in the other direction.

A. was looking                                          B. had looked

C. looked                                                  D. is looking

The population of Africa is ________ so rapidly as to cause great concern of the whole world.

A. expanding 　 B. stretching 　　　　　　　 C. extending D. spreading

"Please __________why you're so late," said his girlfriend.

A.excuse　　　 B. explain　　　 C. apologize　　　 D. tell