Suddenly it _________ to me that I should report the accident to the police.

A. happened                 B. struck           C. occurred         D. hit

Clearly, in a system _________ every decision is made on the basis of tradition alone, it may be difficult to achieve progress.

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

His wife has left him, but he behaved _______ nothing had happened.

A. even though           B. as soon as              C. as though        D. as long as

It is strange that the small boy _________ work out such a difficult exercise, which is even hard to settle for adults.

A. should                B. might         C. could       D. would

Though we have been staying up for days, there’s still _____ work remaining to be done.

A. a large sum of   B. a plenty of   C. a large amount of    D. a large number of

This school has strict rules. Almost no one can ________ cheating in exams.

A. get away from     B. get away with     C. get out of     D. get down to

The time and effort he has devoted during the past few years ______ trees in that remote area is now considered to be of great value.

A. plant        B. planting         C. to plant          D. to planting

Burns will tell his board(?????) today that the Sports Council wants a non-voting member to _______the way the cash is spent.

   A. look over             B. watch over      C. look through     D. watch out

When I came in, I found Lucy _____ by the window _____ to music.

    A. seated; listening               B. seated; listened 

    C. seating; listened    D. seating; listening

At the party the host presented an award to ______ took part in saving the drowning child.

A. whomever    B. whom       C. who         D. whoever