Mr. Brown, whom I couldn’t get 　　   my offer, always liked doing things on his own.

A. accept　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. accepted

C. accepting　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. to accept

The girl witnessed 　　   the man burst into the bank on a dark night the week before last.

A. to see　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. seeing

C. to seeing　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. having seen

He worked so hard that　　    he made himself ill.

A. regularly　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. obviously

C. naturally　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. eventually

Why don’t you put the meat in the fridge? It will 　　　　fresh for several days.

A. be stayed　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. stay

C. be staying　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. have stayed

He shook his head as if 　　   “no”.

A. said　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. to say

C. was saying　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. had said

Take 　　   you need and leave me alone.

A. however　　　　   B. wherever　　　　    C. whenever　　　　    D. whatever

The doctor recommended that I 　　   here for the sunshine before I started for home.

A. come　　　　　　  B. came　　　　　　 C. would come　　　　 D. had to come

Finally he　　   to get a passport and escape to South Africa, where he was living under an African name.

A. tried　　　　　　 B. managed　　　　   C. planned　　　　    D. attempted

—Mother, I’ve cut my finger and I’m bleeding.

—Press a clean piece of cloth on the 　　   first. I’ll call the doctor.

A. hurt　　　　   B. injury　　　　  C. wound　　　　　　   D. harm

How much you read is not very important. It is what you read that　　   .

A. counts　　    B. minds　　　　  C. values　　　　　　   D. means