－Do you know our town at all?

－No, this is the first time I ________ here．

A．was

B．have been

C．came

D．am going

－I’m sorry to keep you waiting．

－Oh, not at all, I ________ here only a few minutes．

A．have been

B．had been

C．was

D．will be

How can you possibly miss the news?It ________ on TV all day long．

A．has been

B．had been

C．was

D．will be

Since it’s late, we’ll put you ________ for the night．

A．in

B．away

C．up

D．through

－________ all your things, Tom!I hate them here and there．

－OK, Mom．

A．Put up

B．Put on

C．Put down

D．Put away

Camels can ________ in desert for many days without water．

A．survive

B．exist

C．suffer

D．last

He couldn’t then ________ the money to go on the trip．

A．afford

B．used

C．made

D．held

We only ________ a few words ________ we were in a hurry．

A．changed; but

B．exchanged; because

C．changed; because

D．exchanged; but

Dr．Stephen has been ________ himself in researching the wild life in the recent five years．

A．employed

B．busied

C．devoted

D．concentrated

He told us not to bother ________ him．

A．about

B．in

C．with

D．/