－Mum, it's nice weather．I want to skate this afternoon．

－Don't you think the ice on the lake is too thin to ________ your weight?

A．stand

B．bear

C．catch

D．take

We should take measures to control the ________ world population．

A．explode

B．explosive

C．exploded

D．exploding

It's already 10 o'clock．I wonder how it ________ that she was two hours late on such a short trip．

A．came over

B．came out

C．came about

D．came up

You were ________ lucky to get that job．

A．dead

B．deadly

C．complete

D．much

After she made herself up, she ________ herself in the mirror．

A．found

B．showed

C．admired

D．enjoyed

________ no point ________ an apology to him．He won't forgive you．

A．It's; to make

B．There's; to make

C．It's; in making

D．There's; in making

－Was it any good?

－No, ________．

A．absolutely

B．absolute

C．absolutely not

D．quite not

She worked hard and was soon ________．

A．improved

B．impressed

C．promoted

D．promised

The cost of living in Glasgow is among the lowest in Britain, while the ________ of life is probably one of the highest．

A．quantity

B．quality

C．quarter

D．quantify

________, the famous singer didn't attend the party．

A．To the surprises of everyone

B．Much to their depression

C．To their great astonish

D．Much to our surprised