The old Olympic Games, ________in 776 BC, did not accept women players until 1912.

A.　　  first playing 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. to be first played

C. first played 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. to be first playing

—Why isn't she angry?

—She 　　 in that rude  way.

A. used to being spoken to 　　　　　　　　 B. is used to be spoken to

C. used to be spoken to 　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. is used to being spoken to

Most people_______ television set________a necessary piece of furniture.

A. look; as 　　　　   B. look; to be      C. look on; as 　　   D. look on; to be

She________on the desk all the books she was carrying and________down for a rest.

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

Did you find an old_______ woman______ on the ground when the door was broken open?

A. dead; lay 　　　　  B. dying; lied　　　　  C. dead; lied 　　　　 D. dying; lying

When I got there, the traffic lights________, so I had to stop.

A. turned to red  B. turned red    C. turning to red  D. turning red

—Did________of your parents come to see you last week?

—_______of them came to see me.

A. any; None 　　    B. any; Neither 　　 C. either; Neither   D. either; Any

Let Harry play with your toys as well, Clare. You must learn to________

A. support 　　　　   B. care        　　   C. spare 　　　　　　   D. share

I think it no use________ the problem any more.

A. to quarrel on 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. to quarrel over

C. quarrelling over 　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. quarrelling on

Roses are quite________ flowers in gardens in Britain.

A. ordinary　　　　    B. common　　     C. usual　　　　　　　　 D. general