—Why is Jimmy so popular with his classmates?

    —Because he is humorous and always      good jokes.

 A. says  B. speaks  C. states  D. tells

 The ship struggled in the strom and      radio signals for help.

A. gave off  B. gave out  C. gave up  D. gave in

 You can contact us by telephone or e-mail,       you prefer.

A. whoever  B. however  C. whatever  D. whichever

 The biggest surprise for John was      she was chosen as team captain.

A. when  B. what   C. which  D. whether

 They plan to go aborad for a holiday with all the task       ahead of time.

A. to finish  B. finished  C. finishing  D. having finished

 —Mom, where      you put my coat?

    —I left it on the sofa when you      breakfast.

A. had;were having  B. do;are having  C. did;were having  D. would;had

 —Oh,dear! We only have 15 minutes to get to the station!

—So terrible! There isn’t any taxi around when you want      .

A. one  B. it  C. that  D. this

 I promise that you      receive all the money that is owed to you.

A. should  B.must  C.shall  D.can

 It was not until the train was out of sight      they stopped waving their hands.

A. when  B.before  C.since  D.that

 Mr. Brown lay      awake all night wondering whether to leave or stay.

A.wide  B.well  C.much  D.very