A terrible earthquake with tsunami happened in Japan,       more than 10,000deaths.

       A．causing     B．to cause    C．caused      D．having caused

Mum: Tom?

Tom:　　　　 ? Here I am.

　　　 A．What 　　 B．OK　 C．Yes? D．All right

I prefer ________ the movies rather than ________ home.

A．go to; stay                  B．to go to; stay

C．going to; staying             D．to go to; staying

At the meeting, the old man ______ some good advice about bringing down the market price of onion.

A. came about       B. came along  C. came up with               D. came out

We were swimming in the lake _____ suddenly the storm started.

A. when               B. while       C. until   D. before

Alice didn’t want her parents to know　　 .

A. what has she done　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. what was she doing　

C. how she had done　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. what she was doing

It took　　　　 building supplies to construct these energy-saving houses. It took brains, too.

A. other than　　　　 B. more than　　　　　　　　 C. rather than　　　　 D. less than

Every evening after dinner, if not　　　 from work, I will spend some time walking my dog.

A. being tired　　　　 B. tiring　　　　　　　　　　　 C. tired　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. to be tired

—I don’t know if Tom will attend the party until now.

— Really?　　　　 Tom is eager to do so.

A. In the end　　　　 B. As a result　　　　 C. On purpose　　　　　　 D. Believe it or not

Few countries　　　　 the independence of that country.

A. realize　　　　　　　 B. recognize　　　　　　　　 C. receive　　　　　　　　　　 D. announce