When the party was over, he ______ his friends good-bye and ______.

A. bade; departed                      B. said; left                  

C. waved; went                                     D. remarked; retired

 — Would you please help me carry this heavy box upstairs?

   — ______.

A. My pleasure                            B. With pleasure           

C. For pleasure                       D. A pleasure

 He ______ say what he thought.

   A. dares not                                   B. hasn’t dared            

   C. dare not to                                D. didn’t dare to

 I can’t ______ him with my little affairs.

A. bother                                       B. expose             

C. criticize                                  D. contradict

 You could ______ this company if you play your cards right.

A. end up with                               B. end up in          

C. end up running                          D. end up

 The balloons, a great ______, ______ the atmosphere of the festival.

A. scene; added up                         B. scenery; added up to 

C. view; added                               D. sight; added to

 The tyre of your car is flat. It needs ______.

A. blowing off                               B. blowing up       

C. blowing out                               D. blowing over

 In the end the police decided not to ban the ______.

A. parade                                      B. distribution       

C. march                                       D. import

 Which ______ did you enter for at the sports meet?

A. affairs                                       B. incidents           

C. businesses                                 D. events

 I tried to call you last night, but I couldn’t ______.

A. get through                               B. go through        

C. tell off                                      D. turn off