The boy has _____ a fine knowledge of geography by careful study.

   A. required          B. inquired         C. acquired             D. addressed

The girl had hardly rung the bell       the door was opened suddenly, and her friend rushed out to greet her.

  A. before               B. until           C. as                   D. since

 As soon as the waiter came to the table, the foreigner _______next to me asked him_______to call that big dish in Chinese.

A. seating; what    B. seated; how          C. sitting; how             D. seated; what

_______along the quiet road at forty miles an hour, and then an old man suddenly started to cross the road in front of me.

A. Driving           B. when I was driving  C. I was driving             D. Having driven

The roads are lined        trees，which have been planted to hold        the strong winds from the north.  

A. along; to             B．on；up          C．in；against           D．with；back

— Hey! Everyone in the office was at the dinner party in honor of Mr. Charles except you. What happened?

— I ______ after Mike, my colleague. He was badly ill.

A. have looked       B. was looking      C. would look               D. had looked

The hotel has been enlarged; ____, its service is improving.

A. as a result           B. on the other hand    C. in addition              D. as well as

Faced with the financial crisis, many people prefer to be a saver rather than a spender and manage to _______ 40 to 50 percent of their salary.

A. put aside            B. put off              C. put forward              D. put up

       good，the food was sold out soon。

    A．Tasted          B．Tasting              C．Being tasted             D．Having been taste

—Wow, you look good. Your hair looks fantastic. You’re such a wonderful friend. You’re so generous. I’ve always liked you.

—________! Get to the point. I haven’t got food all day.

A．Enough           B．Thanks           C．Really              D．Rubbish