I finally managed to_______her to go out for a drink with me.

A. advise　　　　　　　　　　  B. let　　　　　　　　　　　　    C. persuade　　　　　　　　  D. make

Kunming is_______place where the weather is neither too hot in_______summer nor too cold in_______winter.

A. a; the; the　　　　　　　　 B. the; a; a　　　　　　　　    C. the; /; /　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. a; /; /

The guide told us that he would organize some businessmen abroad_______the next week.

A. some time　　　　　　    B. some times　　    C. sometime　　　　　　　　 D. sometimes

By the time we had pulled the drowning child from the water, he_______breathing.

A. wasn’t hardly　　　　　　  B. was scarcely　　　　 C. wasn’t rarely  　　   D. wasn’t scarcely

Although the working mother is very busy. She still_______a lot of time to children.

A. devotes　　　　　　　　    B. spends　　　　　　　　　　 C. offers　　　　　　   D. provides

During the examination we are supposed to stay in our seats, keep our eyes on our work, _______to anyone.

A. instead of speaking　　　　 B. rather than speak

C. and not speak　　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　 D. but would not speak

To everybody’s surprise, the fashionable young lady_______ to be a thief.

A. found out   　　　　    B. proved out　　　　　　    C. put out   　　　　　　    D. turned out

Before examination the teachers always ask students to_______ their books.

A. put up   　　　　　　　　 B. put out　　　　　　　　　　　　    C. put back   　　　　　　 D. put away

She_______ his number in the phone book to make sure that she had got it right.

A. looked up   　　　　    B. look for　　　　　　　　    C. picked out   　　　　   D. picked up

It isn’t quite_______ that he will be present at the meeting.

A. sure   　　　　　　　　    B. certain　　　　　　　　　　  C. exact   　　　　　　　　  D. afraid