The writer and professor ________ to give us a talk on how to write a good composition ________ next month．

A．is going, some time

B．are going, some time

C．is going, sometime

D．are going, sometime

To play football and to go swimming ________ useful for character training．

A．as

B．is

C．are

D．were

You are not ________ if you have no ________．

A．permitted to sell cigarettes; permit

B．permitted selling cigarettes; permit

C．permitted to selling cigarettes; permit

D．permitted to sell cigarettes; permitting

It’s silly ________ him to be jealous ________ his friends; I think he should get rid ________ this bad habit．

A．for; of; off

B．of; of; of

C．of; for; of

D．for; to; of

It is bad ________ to ________ at strangers in the street．

A．manner; look

B．manner; stare

C．manners; glare

D．manners; stare

We must ________ the earth ________．

A．prevent; from living well

B．prevent; to live well

C．protect; from living well

D．protect; to live well

You can’t trust him, for he doesn’t ________．

A．keep his words

B．keep a word

C．keep his word

D．keep word

My little son has a gift ________ math and he can ________ the answer to an arithmetic problem very quickly．

A．of; figure out

B．in; figure out

C．for; figure

D．for; figure out

She is no longer ________ she was 10 years ago, ________ she was pure, honest and hardworking．

A．what; when

B．that; which

C．what; which

D．who; when

It is still a question ________ he will come or not．

A．that

B．which

C．when

D．whether