When I went home after work, I found my house ________ but nothing stolen．

A．broken down

B．broken off

C．broken out

D．broken into

－Good evening．I ________ to see Miss Jessie．

－Oh! Good evening．I’m sorry, but she is not in．

A．came

B．come

C．have come

D．had come

Mr．Smith used to smoke ________ but he has given it up．

A．seriously

B．heavily

C．badly

D．hardly

She told me that Tom stayed in the ________ town waiting for us．

A．near

B．nearly

C．close

D．nearby

People often compare teachers ________ gardeners．

A．with

B．to

C．to be

D．as

________ the entrance ________ the cinema, I met a friend of mine．

A．In; to

B．In; of

C．At; of

D．To; of

It was believed that things would get worse, but ________ it is they are getting better．

A．before

B．after

C．because

D．as

－Did your sister pass the exam?

－She failed and is in low spirits．

－I’m sorry for her．

－________．

A．Thank you

B．You’re welcome

C．I would think so

D．Never mind

The engineers made two big plans for the dam, ________ was never put in force．

A．one of them

B．which

C．one of which

D．every one of which

－Tom, you are caught late again．

－Oh, ________．

A．not at all

B．just my luck

C．never mind

D．that’s all right