I regret _____ you that my sister regretted _____ you her date. You are not the kind of person she wants.

A. telling; making  C. to tell; to make  C. telling; to make   D. to tell; making

 Thanks to the Party’s opening and reform policy, people in China are ______ than they were thirty years ago.

    A. well off    B. much better off    C. more better off    D. quite better off

 Fear is something that you are born with. You can’t ______yourself of it completely but you can ____ certain fears under certain conditions. .

A. get; overcome   B. rid; overcome  C. overcome; rid of  D. break; get rid of

 She was fortunate ______ to star in the film which ______ in the remote mountainous village.

   A. having been picked out; was set     B. to have been chosen; set 

C. to be picked out; was set           D. to have been chosen; was set

 Are you bored with your life? Do you feel depressed every day? Do you want to try something new and exciting? _______, ______ the Comedy Club, which is sure to brighten your life up.

    A. If so; take part in   B. Even so; Join    C. If true; attend    D. If so; Join

 When forbidden to surf the Internet, teenagers often _____ surfing it, saying that it provides them with colorful entertainments, a convenient means of communication as well as useful information

     A. argue about   B. argue with   C. argue for   D. argue against

 The book, which ______ for children under 10 when ________, are popular with adult readers.

     A. intended; written     B. was intended; being written 

C. intended; writing     D. was intended; written

 People often make a mistake about my nationality.  I was born of Chinese parents , _____, I look ______ but I was born and grew up in America, so I am an American.

A. however; Chinese   B. therefore; Chinese    

C. so; the Chinese   D. therefore; a Chinese

 The father has been ____ for many years in order that his only son can be ____ with higher education.

A. fighting; served   B. struggling; equipped

C. working; offered  D. laboring; received

 The operation room in every hospital has to _______bacteria of any kind so that the patient being operated on doesn’t get infected.

  A. keep free from B. make it free from C. to be made free with D. be kept free from