The girl ___on the ground ___to me that she had ____the book on the shelf.

   A. lying; lay; laid     B. lay; lied; laid            C. lying; lied; laid         D. lie; lied; lay

______himself to his research on the IT technology, he soon made a breakthrough.

   A. Devoted             B. Devoting          C. Devote                   D. To devote

_____the cause of the oil leaks, the specialists can not draw a conclusion before completing a thorough and detailed investigation.

  A. With regard to       B. Regardless of         C. In response to        D. In spite of

--What do you think of the lecture?

--____but interesting, but I’ve managed to survive it.

A. Nothing　 　　　　　 B. Everything　 　　　　　 C. Anything 　　　 D. Something

English teachers are supposed ______their students a test in class, even after class, ______better teaching results.

  A. to give; ensuring        B. giving; to ensure 

C. to give; to ensure        D. giving; ensuring

I’m certain you’d rather she was opposed to my proposal,______?

A. aren’t I　 　　　　　　 B. wasn’t she　 　　　　 C. wouldn’t you　 　　　 D. hadn’t you

Busy as Tom is, exercise has always been______his work.

  A. as a part of his life much as          B. as much a part of his life as

C. as much as a part of his life          D. so much a part of his life as

The first performance of the musical play “The Sound of Music” aroused ____in audience.

A. affection        B. appreciation      C. enthusiasm          D. influence

--When will you come home for dinner? I will prepare it for you.

--Don’t ______it. I’ll eat out with my friends.

A. care about　 B. bother about　 C. worry about　 D. talk about

The firm was badly in ______need of a manager with ______better command of French.

A. a; /                 B. the; a                     C. /;a                        D./;the