Don't drop your cigarette ends on the floor．You could ________ fire to the house．

A．cause

B．make

C．set

D．start

I failed in the final examination last term and only then ________ the importance of studies．

A．I realized

B．I had realized

C．had I realized

D．did I realize

－Where is your father?

－He ________ to have a talk with my head teacher about my studies．

A．is going to school

B．went to the school

C．has gone to school

D．has gone to the school

Though he failed many times, he never ________ and at last succeeded．

A．lost his heart

B．broke his heart

C．lost heart

D．put heart

He is hard-working, for every time I go to see him, he is ________ work．

A．out of

B．off

C．in

D．at

He is respected by all, as he is always ________ help others．

A．about to

B．willing to

C．going to

D．devoted to

We ________ our journey, hoping to see him before dark．

A．continued

B．went on

C．kept

D．went on to

A big tree was ________ at the center of the courtyard so that it would give shade．

A．set up

B．built up

C．made up

D．stood up

The judge sentenced the murderer ________．

A．to die

B．to dying

C．to be dead

D．to death

Some people say they ________ to live in the countryside．

A．enjoy

B．feel like

C．choose

D．don't mind