The ice was not thick enough to      _the weight of marching men．

       A．stand            B．lift                 C．bear           D．cover

After the earthquake, very little       of the city ofTangshan．

       A．were left          B．remained          C．left             D．was remained

All the lights mysteriously __ ; we stumbled around in complete darkness on the street．

       A．failed               B．fell              C．wrong         D．dropped

Not only ____polluted but also _    crowded．

       A．was the city; were the streets          B．the city was; the streets were

       C．was the city; the streets were          D．the city was; were the streets

Dad and mum are coming．What gift__ for your twelfth birthday?

       A．you expect they have got               B．you expect have they got

       C．do you expect have they got               D．do you expect they have got

—Are there any foreign novels for us to read in this small library?

—There are only a few, ．

　　　 A．if any　　　 　 B．if have　　 　　　 C．if some　　　 D．if ever

Don't laugh at the failure of_     , because __      enjoys being laughed at．

       A．the others; none                      B．others; no one

       C．the others; nobody                    D．others; none

We have been caught 　　　 _ the rain and are really wet___ the skin．

　　　 A．in; to　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　 B．by; on　　　　　　 　

　　　 C．in; through D．with; over

The beautiful purse__ on the table for a week and nobody has come to claim it．

       A．has put                                     B．has been put       

       C．has been laid                                     D．has been lying

—I thought you might have got drunk．

—Yes, I ____．

　　　 A．almost have　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．almost had　　　　 　　

　　　 C．almost did D．might have