- Tom, I'm afraid I can't go to the picnic with you.

　 -But you ___ me you would.

A. had told　　 B. have told　　 C. told　　 　　 D. tell

Don’t take things for granted. Even the best idea can _______________

A．prove wrongly　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　 B．be proved wrong　　

　 C．be turned out to be wrong　　　　　 D．turn out to be wrong

The boy looks stupid, but _______ he is smart.

A. in a fact　　　 B. as a fact　　　 C. in a matter of fact　 D. as a matter of fact

As soon as the waiter came to the table, the foreigner _______next to me asked him_______to call that big dish in Chinese.

A. seating; what 　 B. seated; how　　 C. sitting; how 　　　 D. seated; what

My _______of this weekend's activity is going out with some good friends.

　 A. idea　　　　 B. opinion　　　　 C. mind　　　　 D. thought

_____ of the people working here _____ from northern part of China.

A. Two fifth; is       B. Two fifth; are           C. Two fifths; is           D. Two fifths; are

My teacher told me not to spend too much time _____ novels.

A. read 　 B. reads　 C. reading 　 D. to read

I am busy _____ for the entrance examination, so I can’t help _____ housework at home.

  　A. preparing; doing 　 B. preparing; to do　 　　

C. to prepare; doing 　 D. to prepare; to do

—I’m sorry I’m a bit late but I couldn’t get here any _____.

　 —That’s OK..

　 A．early　　　 B．earlier　　 C．earliest　　 D．more early

If you really have to leave during the meeting, you’d better leave ____ the back door.

A. for　 B. by　　 C. across　　 D. out