The evening news comes on at seven o’clock and ________ only thirty minutes．

A．keeps

B．continues

C．finishes

D．lasts

________ production up by 60％, the company has had another excellent year．

A．As

B．For

C．With

D．Through

My advisor encouraged ________ a summer course to improve my writing skills．

A．for me taking

B．me taking

C．for me to take

D．me to take

Linda worked for the Minnesota Manufacturing and Mining Company, ________ as 3M．

A．knowing

B．known

C．being known

D．to be known

This book tells ________ life story of John Smith, who left ________ school and worked for a newspaper at the age of 16．

A．the; the

B．a; the

C．the; /

D．a; /

－How are the team playing?

－They’re playing well, but one of them ________ hurt．

A．got

B．gets

C．are

D．were

－Excuse me, sir．Would you do me a favor?

－Of course．What is it?

－I ________ if you could tell me how to fill out this form．

A．had wondered

B．was wondering

C．would wonder

D．did wonder

－Good morning, Grand Hotel．

－Hello, I’d like to book a room for the night of the 18th and 19th．

－________．

A．What can I do for you?

B．Just a minute, please．

C．What’s the matter?

D．At your service．

After supper she would sit down by the fire, sometimes for ________ an hour, thinking of her young and happy days．

A．as long as

B．as soon as

C．as much as

D．as many as

－I was riding along the street and all of a sudden, a car cut in and knocked me down．

－You can never be ________ careful in the street．

A．much

B．very

C．so

D．too