The boy was      at the terrible story, which was written for adults.

   A. scary    B. scaring    C. scared    D. scared

 – I’ m sorry I stepped outside for a smoke. I was very tired.

   - There is no      for this while you are on duty

   A. reason    B. excuse    C. cause    D. explanation

 Walking in the forest, he felt       by the world.

A. abandoning    B. abandoned    C. scaring    D. scared

Being admitted to a good university is the      to a good job in the future.

   A. way    B. method    C. entry   D. means

 Jim was a fast swimmer and soon swam       the others.

   A. ahead    B. ahead of    C. front    D. in front

 It seemed that the sea lion didn’t mind      with the tourists at all.

   A. photograph     B. photographing    C. to photograph    D. being photographed

 The city is known for      two famous revolutions.

   A. witness    B. witnessing   C. being witnessed   D. having been witnessing

To get well,     .

   A. we are going to operate on the patient 

B. an operation is necessary

   C. the patient needs an operation          

D. the doctor will perform an operation on the patient

 He decided to      the conference in person.

   A. participate   B. take part   C. attend   D. join

 The children helped to carry their mother’s       from the shops.

   A. purchases    B. matters    C. commodity    D. goods