We were at 　　   work in the workshop when, all of　　   sudden, the lights went out.

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

He used to have a dictionary close 　　   when he read newspapers or magazines.

A. by hand　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B .with hand

C. at hand　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. in hand

He failed in this college entrance examination, which　　   his parents very much.

A. upset　　    B. affected　　　　 C. suffered　　　　   D. impressed

—And then the　　   wind blew the roof off.

—Oh, you must have been　　   .

A. frightened; frightened

B. frightening; frightening

C. frightened; frightening

D. frightening; frightened

In her body, cells either divide too fast or at the wrong time,　　   it difficult for the body to function properly.

A. made　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. making

C. to make　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. having made

Many new 　　   will be opened up in the future for those with a university education.

A. opportunities　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. necessities

C. realities　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. possibilities

He had to take the medicine three times a day, so as to be 　　   pain in the leg.

A. far from　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. away from

C. apart from　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. free from

From time to time a wave burst over the boat and swept over him, but he kept 　　   for tenminutes.

A. to work　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. to working

C. working　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. on work

Many companies give away small quantities of their produce as　　   , as that people can try them before buying them.

A. experiences　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. experiments

C. examples　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. samples

You’d better give the plant a bit of water ever now and then to keep it 　　   too dry.

A. to get　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. got

C. getting　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. from getting