--- Sorry, I broke your wineglass.

　 --- 　　　　　. You didn’t mean to.

A．Never mind.　　　　　　　　　　 B．Certainly not!　

C．Why not be careful?　　　　　　 D．Don’t mention it.

The _____ of the clock showed that it was time for dinner.
   A. hands    B. fingers    C. numbers   D. arms

A man with a bleeding hand hurried in and asked, “Is there a hospital around ______ I can get some medicine for my wounded hand?”

A. that　　　　　　　　　　 B. which

C. where　　　　　　　　　　 D. what

What’s the ______ , in your opinion, of helping him if he doesn’t make an effort to help himself?

A. sympathy　　 B. theme　　　　　　 C. object　　　　　 D. point

Japan lies _____ the east of Asia and _______ the east of China.

A. to, in　 B. in, to　 C. in, in　 D. to, to

Changes are being introduced to make the department 　　　　　　.

A. operating quickly 　　 B. going quickly 　 C. operate more efficiently　 D. go more efficiently

Most of the artists _____ to the party were from South Africa.

A. invited　　　 　　 B. to invite　 C. being invited　 D. had been invited

With the rapid growth of population, the city______ in all directions in the past five years.

A. spreads　 B. has spread　 C. spread　 D. had spread

It was along the Mississippi River _______ Mark Twain spent much of his childhood.

A. how　　　　 　　　 B. which 　　　　　 C. that 　　 　　　　　 D. where

----Julia said she sent you a birthday card yesterday. Have you got it?

----Oh, really! I haven’t ____ my mailbox yet.

　 A. examined B. reviewed　　　 C. tested　　 D. checked