— How can we get to the airport，Jane? It’s too far and too expensive to take a taxi.

— Don’t worry. There is a ______ bus service to the airport.

A. general B. regular C. normal D. usual

 — I want to persuade Marie to take part in the activity.

— It is out of the question. You ______ not change her mind，because she is stubborn.

A. can                            B. would                      C. should                      D. may

 My father went to Guangzhou last year and it was not long ______ he found a new job.

   A. when                         B. after                         C. before                      D. since

Durant，the Thunder basketball player，has ______ some growing pains trying to improve his floor games this season.

A. gone through B. got through C. looked through D. broken through

 The passenger，sitting in his chair and completely______ in a magazine，looked as if nobody was around.

A. absorbing                   B. being absorbed          C. absorbed                  D. to absorb

 Unemployment in Japan is likely to remain high in 2013，and ______ for the next few years.

A. possibly                     B. necessarily                C. gradually                  D. normally

 After the earthquake，the villagers decided to build a monument ______ the rescue workers who lost their lives.

A. in search of                B. in place of                C. in need of                 D. in memory of

— How can I take the medicine, sir?

— Just follow the ______ on the bottle.

A. messages B. introductions C. directions D. explanations

—I didn’t go to Joan’s party last night because my car broke down.

—You could have borrowed mine. I ______ it.

A. hadn’t used B. didn’t use C. wasn’t using D. am not using

 Mr. Smith is a teacher with rich teaching experience，from ______ much can be learned.

A. whom                        B. which                      C. where                      D. that