Twenty years have passed, I am glad to find the local people in some undeveloped areas are _________ than they were before.

A．well off              B．badly off         C．worse off        D．better off

The little time we have together we’ll try _____ wisely.

A. spending it           B. to spend it

C. to spend                   D. spending that

There were many more people who got injured in the big fire than _______.

A. was reported        B. it was reported

C. were reported       D. they were reported

--- Are your family ready for rafting?

---Yes, I really want my children to experience that       they are young.

A. \                                     B. while                              C. unless                             D. if

I was so excited last night that it was a long time _____I got to sleep.

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

The store had to ____ a number of clerks because sales were down .

A. lay out  B. lay off          C. lay aside     D. lay down

         never to come back before he could make a big fortune, Mike left home without saying a word.

A. Determining      B. Determined       C. Being determined      D. Decided

— Let's have a game of tennis; the loser has to treat the other to a hot dog.

—                  .

A. I'm afraid so                B. It's a deal

C. You've got a point     D. My treat

Our bodies are strengthened by taking exercise.  ________，our minds are developed by learning.

A. Probably      B. Likely   C. Similarly     D. Generally

---What about ____ passage?

---It's too difficult ____ passage for me．

A．a, a           B．a, the         C．the, a        D．the, the