When I was coming home last night, I was ________ enough to ________ an old lady because of dark．

A．unfortunate; knock into

B．fortunate; knock into

C．unfortunate; knock about

D．fortunate; knock about

I will ask my driver to ________ at eight tomorrow morning．

A．pick you out

B．pick out you

C．pick you up

D．pick up you

She worked day and night ________ she never felt tired．

A．even if

B．as if

C．as

D．like

The bell ________ the end of the period rang, ________ our heated discussion．

A．indicating; interrupting

B．indicated; interrupting

C．indicating; interrupted

D．indicated; interrupted

He was almost sleep, ________ with all this hard work．

A．wearing out

B．worn out

C．worn off

D．worn away

The flowers ________ sweet in the botanic garden attract the visitors to the beauty of nature．

A．to smell

B．smelling

C．smelt

D．to be smelt

Nowadays, ________ mobile phone is ________ popular means of communication．

A．the; a

B．a;/

C．the; the

D．a; the

He suddenly saw Sue ________ the room．He pushed his way ________ the crowd of people to get to her．

A．across; across

B．over; through

C．over; into

D．across; through

The wild flowers looked like a soft orange blanket ________ the desert．

A．covering

B．covered

C．cover

D．to cover

Five people won the “China’s Green Figure” award, a title ________ to ordinary people for their contributions to environ mental protection．

A．being given

B．given

C．is given

D．was given