Mum ______ my suggestion while Dad spoke ______ my idea．

    A．turned off,  in favour of           B．turned down, in favour of

    C．turned down, in need of              D．turned on, in hope of

—Artistic people can be very difficult sometimes．

—Well, you married one．        ．

A．You name it                              B．I’ve got it

C．I can’t agree more                       D．You should know

Leave it to me! I feel much more _____ about myself and my abilities these days．

A．confident            B．energetic        C．generous         D．curious

_______ there yesterday, I could have asked him not to do so．

    A． If I were           B．If I was         C．Had I been       D．Was I

It never occurred to me _____ you could succeed in persuading him to change his mind．

    A．which        B．what         C．that             D．if

Studies show that people are more        to suffer from back problems if they always sit before computer screens for long hours．

    A．likely               B．possible         C．probable         D．sure

With the meal ________, the mother sat down for a good rest．

A．cooked               B．cooking          C．to cook    D．to be cooked

What was it ________ he was so eager to get?

    A．what            B．that             C．why             D．how

Having no child of their own, the Smiths took in a _____ girl, Yuan Yuan by name．

    A．lovely little Chinese            B．Chinese lovely little

    C．little Chinese lovely           D．lovely Chinese little

This cake is very sweet．You __________ a lot of sugar in it．

A．should put            B．could have put   C．might put              D．must have put