Try to ________ half an hour each day for keeping a diary, and you’ll achieve distinction in writing．

A．take up

B．set aside

C．put away

D．make out

－I don’t think you should use the dictionary too often while reading．

－________, but sometimes I can’t do without it．

A．Yes, I will

B．No, I won’t

C．Yes, I should

D．No, I shouldn’t

－How many students, do you think, will be present at the speech?

－I expect ________ over 200 students then．

A．there being

B．there to be

C．there be

D．there been

Although it is not our normal ________ to give a discount in our shop, this time we will consider the matter more closely．

A．hobby

B．behavior

C．practice

D．intention

Some experts believed, and ________ did we, kids who reach adolescence still need at least nine hours’ sleeping．

A．that

B．as

C．neither

D．so

－Have you ever heard that Marion Jones, an American famous athlete, took banned drugs in the 2000 Olympics?

－Yeah, I ________ about it in the newspaper．

A．had read

B．read

C．would read

D．was reading

December saw a more than average rainfall; ________, the possibility of a drought is still strong．

A．therefore

B．nonetheless

C．whereas

D．although

Children should be warned that it’s dangerous to open the microwave oven ________ it is still working．

A．until

B．after

C．before

D．while

The lecture starts at 6∶00 sharp．Latecomers will not be ________．

A．admitted

B．interrupted

C．approved

D．disturbed

It’s so hot!The temperature must be ________ over 100 degrees!

A．very

B．well

C．much

D．still