--Are you satisfied with his reply?

  --Not at all. It couldn’t have been ______ .

   A. any worse    B. so bad        C. much better   D. the worst

 Books of this kind ______ popular with the pre-school children.

A. is           B. are          C. has           D. have

 The child said that he had _____ the pen on the desk, but I thought he ____ to me.

A. laid; lied     B. lain; lied      C. lied; lay       D. lain; lay

 Which do you enjoy _____ the coming weekend, picnicking or a visit to Shanghai World Expo?

   A. to spend      B. to spending     C. spending      D. on spending

 An ideal job should be one that ______ what you are good at with what you are interested in.

A. combines    B. connects       C. relates         D. joins

 --Excuse me, sir ______

--I’d like a beer and beef steak.

A. what do you want?            B. may I take your order now?

C. this table is reserved.           D. I would like to serve you.

 -- What does the sign on the wall read?

   --“ No person ______ enter it without permission.”

A. will         B. may          C. shall           D. must

 After the new technique was applied to production, the factory has produced ______ over the same period last year.

A. many cars twice as            B. twice as many as cars

C. twice cars as many as          D. twice as many cars as

 The discussion came to life when someone ______ an interesting topic.

A. came up     B. thought out     C. brought up      D. brought about

 --Where did you put my dictionary after using it this morning?

   --I put it back ______ I took it.

A. at which     B. where         C. there           D. there where