Tom insisted ______ history instead of business at university, but his mother insisted that he ______ her advice.

　 A. on studying; take 　　　　　 B. to study; must take

　 C. on studying; took 　　　　　　 　 D. in studying; should take

Juliet Roberts, ______ predicted, won the award for the Oscar Best Female Actress.

A. if　　　 　　B. once　　 　 C. as　　 D. when

Who are these people with banners? -A group _____ itself the league for Peace.
  A calling   B called  C calls  D is called

It just isn’t fair_____ I was working as a waiter last month; my friends were lying on the beach. .  
 A whenever    B. though    C. for       D. while

“Where is David?” “He is upstairs ______ ready to go out.”

A. to get　　　　　　　　　 B. getting

C. to be getting　　　　　　 D. having got

On my way home, I saw a young man with _____ shoulders trying to find out how _____ the river is by walking across it.

A. wide; wide　 　　　B. broad; broad　 　　C. broad; wide　 　　 D. wide; broad

In the lecture, I can only give you a purely 　　　 view of how we can live life to the full and make some suggestions about the future.

A. private　　　　 B. personal　　　　 C. unique　　　　 D. different

John promised his doctor he would not smoke, and he ________ ever since.

A. didn’t smoke　　　　　　　　 B. hasn’t smoked　

C. hadn’t smoked　　　　　　　 D. wouldn’t smoke

— Shall I go and buy two more bottles of beer?

— No, I’ve already bought twenty. That _____ be enough for us two.

A. can    B. may     C. ought to    D. might

_______ your opinions are worth considering, the committee finds it unwise to place too much importance on them.

A. As　　　　 B. Since　　　 　　 C. Once　　 　　　D. While