Mr. Li was the one who first ____ the history of the old village in a book.

A. set down            B. went through        C. added to          D. joined in

--- It seems that you have worked here for a long time.

---No. It was just a year ago _______ I started working here.

A. that　　　　　　　 B. how　　　　　　　 C. when　　　　　　 D. before

---Would you like to go swimming tomorrow afternoon?

---I’d like to, but I ____to Jane’s birthday party.

A. am invited　　　　　 B. was invited　　　　

C. will be invited　　　 D. have been invited

--- How about going out for a walk?

--- _______. We’ve been at home for the whole afternoon.

A. Have a nice time　 B. It’s my pleasure　　　

C. Come on　　　　 D. I absolutely agree

--- The news of a friend’s death came as a(n) ______ to us all.

---I still can’t accept it.

A. suffering　　　　　 B. disappointment　　 C. shock　　　　　　 D. sadness

I will not wait for him for a second—he may have something else to do, so he could not ______ here.

A. come up                    B. come out          C. turn out                   D. turn up

There was ______ time _______ I hated to eat mushrooms.          

A. a; that                    B. a; when               C. the; that                       D. the; when

Mrs. Black was happy that she began to get the _______of all her hard work finally.

A. prizes                    B. rewards                 C. results                     D. awards

Carol said the work would be done by October, ______ personally I doubt very much.

A. it                   B. that                  C. when                D. which

The two sisters are ______ different in character --- one talks a lot while the other is a girl of few words.

A. entirely             B. exactly           C. frequently            D. finally