Mr．Smith, ________ of the ________ speech, started to read a novel．?

tired; boring

tiring; bored

tired; bored

tiring; boring

Since I won the big prize, my telephone hasn’t stopped ringing．People ________ to ask how I am going to spend the money．

phone

will phone

were phoning

are phoning

The geography teacher told his students that the earth ________ from west to east．

turned

would turn

was turning

turns

The number of deaths from heart disease will be reduced greatly if people ________ to eat more fruit and vegetables．

persuade

will persuade

be persuaded

are persuaded

Nowadays, a large number of women, especially those from the countryside, ________ in the clothing industry．

is working

works

work

worked

The house rent is expensive．I’ve got about half the space I had at home and I’m paying ________ here．

as three times much

as much three times

much as three times

three times as much

Americans eat ________ as they actually need every day．

twice as much protein

twice protein as much

twice as protein much

protein as twice much

He speaks English well indeed, but of course not ________ a native speaker．

as fluent as

more fluent than

so fluently as

much fluently than

Among various programmes, TV talk shows have ________ every inch of space on daytime television．

covered

filled

reported

contained

To our ________, neither of us has got such a dictionary as we need in class．

surprise

joy

satisfaction

disappointment